(a)        In reporting on the terms and disbursements set forth in any settlement agreement or final order or judgment in a case filed under this Article as required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 114-2.5, the report shall include the percentage of the proceeds and the amount paid to any qui tam plaintiff under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-610

(b)        On or before February 1 of each year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and the Chairs of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number of qui tam cases under this Article pending in the State and the number of qui tam cases pending in other jurisdictions involving the State, the number of qui tam cases under this Article that were settled, the number of qui tam cases in which judgment was entered, and the amount of proceeds paid to qui tam plaintiffs during the previous calendar year. ?(2009-554, s. 1.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 1-617

  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3