Why this matters to you
- Treble damages. The FCA allows triple the government's losses plus per-claim penalties. Settlements are the discount; trial is the multiplier.
- Whistleblowers. Most of these cases started with an employee filing a qui tam suit. Your own team knows your real score.
- Your SPRS score is evidence. DOJ does not need to prove you were hacked. It needs to show the score was false and you kept billing.
- Self-disclosure pays. Verizon cooperated and self-reported; its penalty multiplier dropped from 3x to 1.5x, saving over $1.3 million.
- Buyers inherit history. Nightwing paid $8.4 million for conduct that predated its acquisition. Check cybersecurity representations in due diligence.
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