On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court decided a pair of closely watched False Claims Act (FCA) cases, U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc., No. 21-1326, and U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc., No. 22-111....more
6/5/2023
/ Drug Pricing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Misrepresentation ,
Objective Falsity ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Safeco Insurance Co of America v Burr ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Subjective Standard ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
US ex rel Thomas Proctor v Safeway Inc ,
US ex rel Tracy Schutte et al v SuperValu Inc et al
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld the “implied certification” theory of liability under the False Claims Act, while emphasizing that only material misrepresentations are actionable. In this...more
In Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar, the Supreme Court today unanimously upheld the “implied certification” theory of liability under the False Claims Act (FCA), while emphasizing that only material...more