For those of you who think that trial lawyers don’t do anything but line their own pockets, consider the fact that trial lawyers are behind many if not most of these cases:
The Justice Department has secured $2.4 billion in settlements and judgments through False Claims Act cases through the end of September, marking the second-largest annual recovery of civil fraud claims in history.
"It's no secret that health care fraud is a top priority of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice and the administration," Assistant Attorney General Tony West, head of the Civil Division, told reporters Thursday. West said $1.6 billion represents cases that involve health care fraud recovery.
West said Justice is using the "full panoply" of tools to combat health care fraud both on the civil and criminal front. Last week, West and Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, who leads the Criminal Division, said the department is stepping up Foreign Corrupt Practice Act enforcement against the pharmaceutical industry.
Source: Law.com - DOJ: $2.4 Billion Recovered From False Claims Act Cases
Also consider that the fact that $1.6 billion dollars were recovered from the healthcare industry means a lot of doctors and insurers are ripping off the taxpayers.