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Motion to Dismiss Implied Certification

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Materiality Part IV: Labels Matter, But Not As Much As They Used To

Before Escobar, some courts held that implied certification cases could survive a motion to dismiss only if the statute, regulation, or contractual provision that was allegedly violated was a “condition of payment,” as...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Escobar’s Demanding Materiality Standard Nixes $350 Million Verdict Against Florida Nursing Facility

A Florida federal court threw out a $350 million jury verdict against a nursing facility, citing the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar. The court explained...more

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False Claims Act's "Rigorous" Materiality Standard Enforced by Second Circuit

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The Situation: A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinforces the growing body of case law regarding the strict materiality requirements of the False Claims Act. The Result: Coyne v. Amgen is...more

Troutman Pepper

Lessons From a Year of Escobar

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It has been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar, which resolved a circuit split as to the validity of the implied false certification theory...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Courts Are Taking Materiality Seriously Post-Escobar

In the three months since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar, lower court decisions suggest a trend of strict interpretation of the high court’s...more

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A Tale of Two Escobars: Federal Courts Begin Grappling with Opposing Views of “Materiality”

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On June 16, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated opinion in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, which for the first time expressly recognized implied certification as a viable theory...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

District Court Grants Motion to Dismiss Relators’ Claims in One of the First Post-Escobar Decisions

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The District Court for the Eastern District of Washington recently granted the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss relators’ claims in a consolidated False Claims Act lawsuit against Monaco Enterprises, Inc. (“MEI”). MEI provides...more

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