This Tuesday, April 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in U.S. v. SuperValu. SuperValu is the second – and more consequential – False Claims Act (FCA) case of the term....more
False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases involving medical necessity continue to receive great attention. A March 7, 2017 opinion that overruled a jury’s criminal fraud conviction of a cardiologist demonstrates the broader implications...more
The Seventh Circuit recently added an arrow to a False Claims Act (FCA) defendant's quiver by requiring relators to plead fraud allegations based on objective criteria pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b). This ruling will...more
Since the late 1990s, the False Claims Act (“FCA”) has heavily affected the healthcare industry. In 2015, two-thirds of FCA lawsuits targeted healthcare entities, which paid out $1.9 billion. However, it is likely that this...more