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Government Contractors Face False Claims Act Liability for Cybersecurity Non-Compliance

Last week, the District Court for the Eastern District of California denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment of a False Claims Act (FCA) count against Aerojet Rocketdyne (Aerojet) for allegedly fraudulently...more

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Tenth Circuit Rejects False Claims Act Theory About Falsified Records on Materiality Grounds

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The Situation: The Supreme Court's ruling in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, 136 S. Ct. 1989 (2016), opened the door to more materiality defenses under the False Claims Act ("FCA"), but without making...more

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No Consensus on Materiality: Courts Continue to Grapple with Escobar’s Key Holdings

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Since the 2016 Supreme Court decision in Universal Services Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, courts have wrestled with exactly how to apply the unanimous decision. This post highlights developments across the country in...more

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Ninth Circuit Issues Long-Awaited Interpretation of Escobar Two-Part Test

In late August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a long-awaited decision in U.S. ex rel. Rose v. Stephens Institute that interprets key aspects of the implied false certification theory of False Claims...more

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A Split Decision By The Ninth Circuit Highlights The Courts’ Continuing Uncertainty Over The Proper Standard For “Materiality” In...

In a split decision announced on August 24, 2018, the Ninth Circuit added another layer to the ongoing debate about “materiality” under the False Claims Act (FCA) in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Universal...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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On Remand, the Seventh Circuit Applies Escobar’s Materiality Standard

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At the end of last month, the Seventh Circuit issued its opinion on remand in United States v. Sanford-Brown, Ltd., No. 14-2506, — F.3d —-, 2016 WL 6205746 (7th Cir. Oct. 24, 2016) (“Sanford II”). The court once again...more

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"Escobar and the Implied Certification Theory: Initial Cases Raise the Bar on Materiality in False Claims Act Litigation"

On June 16, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar1 (Escobar) unanimously upheld the implied certification theory of False Claims Act (FCA) liability and strengthened...more

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D.C. Circuit Determines that Physical Possession of Medicare Records Not Required in Implied-Certification Claim Against the...

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On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of a relator based on the district court’s finding of a violation of the False Claims...more

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