John moylan columbia sc biography
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Recoveries and Protections for Whistleblowers Under the False Claims Act
Written by Wyche attorney, John C. Moylan
January 2012
From 1988 through 2010, the United States has recovered more than 27 billion dollars through the False Claims Act and whistleblowers have received nearly 3 billion dollars in relator share awards. See the Department of Justice Fraud Statistics Overview for more information. That 3 billion dollars does not include relators’ recoveries for retaliatory acts or other employment related recoveries known as section (h) claims and also does not include recoveries pursuant to the False Claims Acts of 28 states and the District of Columbia.
The rapid growth rate of recoveries over the past two decades may be even more remarkable than the total recovery. In 1988, relators received a grand total of $97,188 in awards. By 2010, that number had increased to over $385,000,000 – an average of more than one million dollars a day. Those 2010 relators’ awards reflect an increase of 49% from the previous year which was itself a 28% increase from 2008.
Who is eligible to share in whistleblower recoveries under the False Claims Act, how are the recoveries and relators’ awards calculated, and what other claims and protections are available to those who would blow the
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John C. Moylan
Biographical
John is a native South Carolinian and graduate of Harvard Law School. He has been certified as a mediator since 2005 and has trained at the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University.
In his practice, John has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court and argued frequently before the South Carolina Supreme Court. John serves by appointment of the South Carolina Supreme Court as a member of the Commission on Lawyer Conduct.
John has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek Magazine, and People Magazine. He has also appeared on national television shows including Larry King Live, MSNBC, Fox News, Anderson Cooper 360, and Good Morning America. John has been ranked among the Top 25 Lawyers in South Carolina by Super Lawyers and has been selected twice as “The State’s Best Attorney” by the readers of The State newspaper.
Case Experience
- Appellate
- Banking & Finance
- Business Dissolution
- Class Actions
- Commercial/Business
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- ERISA
- Health Care
- Insurance
- Legal Malpractice
- Libel & Slander
- Local Govt./Municipalities
- Medical M
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John C. Moylan III
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