Materiality Under FCA: The Lower Courts Grapple With Escobar’s Meaning

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The Supreme Court’s decision in Universal Health Services v. Escobar ex rel. United States sought to clarify the standard for materiality under the False Claims Act, but lower courts have already begun to adopt different interpretations.

Originally published in Bloomberg Law's Federal Contracts

Report - January 31, 2017.

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