In Escobar, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a defendant could be found liable under the False Claims Act for submitting impliedly false claims for payment. Under the implied certification theory of liability, a claim for...more
This is the first in a short series of forecasts from our Government Contracts partners on things to watch for in government contracts in Fiscal Year 2018. For more in-depth discussions of current events and trends, please...more
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
9/22/2016
/ Burden of Proof ,
Corporate Counsel ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
Implied Certification ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
Materiality ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Standard of Review ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar