Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:32C-18

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
4. On the 30th day after the effective date of P.L.2009, c.265 (C. 2A:32C-18 et al.) and annually on the anniversary of the effective date of P.L.2009, c.265 (C. 2A:32C-18 et al.), the Attorney General, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C. 52:14-19.1), shall submit to the Legislature, a report containing the following information:

a. The number of cases the Attorney General filed during the previous calendar year under the “New Jersey False Claims Act,” P.L.2007, c.265 (C. 2A:32C-1 et seq.);

b. The number of cases private individuals filed under the “New Jersey False Claims Act,” P.L.2007, c.265 (C. 2A:32C-1 et seq.) during the previous calendar year, including those cases that remain under seal, and specifying for those cases no longer under seal:

(1) the State or federal courts in which those cases were filed and the number in each court;

(2) the State program or agency that is involved in each case; and

(3) where the information is available, the number of cases filed by private individuals who previously had filed an action based on the same or similar transactions or allegations under the federal False Claims Act or the False Claims Act of another state;

c. The amount that was recovered by the State under the “New Jersey False Claims Act,” P.L.2007, c.265 (C. 2A:32C-1 et seq.) in settlement, in damages, penalties, and litigation costs, if known, and specifying for each the following:

(1) the case number and parties for each case in which there was a recovery;

(2) the separate amounts of any funds recovered for damages, penalties, and litigation costs; and

(3) the percentage of the recovery and the amount awarded to any private person who brought the action.

L.2009, c.265, s.4.

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