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
On January 13, 2023, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in a pair of consolidated cases from the Seventh Circuit that could result in one of the most consequential False Claims Act (FCA) decisions since the FCA was amended...more
On January 25, 2022, in United States ex rel. Sheldon v. Allergan Sales, LLC, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act (FCA) by...more
On May 6, 2019, the Justice Department issued new policies establishing how defendants in False Claims Act (FCA) matters can earn credit for voluntary self-disclosure, cooperation, and remediation, possibly reducing what...more
5/8/2019
/ Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
New Guidance ,
Penalties ,
Remediation ,
Scienter ,
Voluntary Disclosure