On June 16, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court in Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar unanimously upheld the implied certification theory of False Claims Act (FCA) liability. The Court ruled that a party can...more
6/17/2016
/ Conditions of Payment ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Implied Certification ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
SCOTUS ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Unlicensed Medical Providers
This is the fifth edition of The Class Action Chronicle, a quarterly publication that provides an analysis of recent class action trends, along with a summary of class certification and Class Action Fairness Act rulings...more
This is the third edition of The Class Action Chronicle, a quarterly publication that provides an analysis of recent class action trends, along with a summary of class certification and Class Action Fairness Act rulings...more
3/8/2014
/ Ascertainable Class ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Burden of Proof ,
Butler v Sears ,
CAFA ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Commonality ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
EFTA ,
FDCPA ,
Fraud ,
FRCP 23(b)(2) ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Indirect Purchasers ,
Injunctions ,
Motion To Strike ,
Negligence ,
Numerosity ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Presumption of Reliance ,
Removal ,
RESPA ,
Rule 68 ,
Securities Litigation ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
TCPA ,
Unfair Competition ,
Whirlpool v Glazer