The Supreme Court made it harder today for whistle-blowers to share in the proceeds from fraud lawsuits against government contractors. The False Claims Act enabled individuals acting on the government's behalf to file fraud lawsuits against companies that do business with the government. Upon favorable ruling, they would then receive a portion of what the contractor must pay the government. The problem occurs once allegations aer disclosed publicly since people could simply read a newspaper account or indictment then rush to the courthouse to file a suit. Now whistle-blowers must show that their information led the government to the fraud, although not necessarily that the claims ultimately proved to a jury must also have come from them. Overall, this case should not inhibit whistle-blowers, but rather prevent people from trying to take advantage of the situation.