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What percentage of a Qui Tam is recovered?
<p>In the case of a Qui Tam filing with the United States attorneys office what percentage of the recovered damages go to the person that filed with the office? </p>

<p>Qui Tam, a Latin legal term translated to:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>[he] who sues in this matter for the king as well as for himself.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>This way of litigation is commonly known as Whistleblowing litigation, for someone to file a successful Qui Tam they must show the way that the opposing party is defrauding the government.    </p>

<p>If the United States government decided to join in on the Qui Tam case, the person who filed it can look forward to receiving <a href="https://www.phillipsandcohen.com/whistleblower-rewards/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">15 to 25 percent</a> of the damages recovered, under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_Claims_Act" rel="nofollow noreferrer">False Claims Act</a>. </p>
