4 Takeaways From Sprint's $330M Tax FCA Settlement

In late December, the New York Attorney General’s Office announced that it had settled the long-running New York False Claims Act whistleblower case against cell phone giant Sprint Nextel Corporation for $330 million. It was the largest ever settlement under any state false claims act, and it invoked a provision on tax violations that other states have yet to enact. The Sprint settlement raises several important points about whistleblower cases under the New York False Claims Act.