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Implied False Certification
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Organizational Integrity Group Blog
FCA’s “Implied Certification” Theory Survives
By Barbara Taylor, Scott Roybal
We previously reported on the viability of the “implied certification” theory of FCA liability based on oral argument before the Supreme Court in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex…
Drug & Device Law
Guest Post – FCA Implied Certification, the Slim, Early Elvis Version
By Bexis
What follows is the promised second guest post from Reed Smith’s Lindsey Harteis concerning the UHS v. Escobar False Claims Act case. Lindsey's first post set the stage. The Supreme Court…
Meaningful Discussions
Supreme Court Upholds Implied Certification Theory of Falsity for FCA Claims
By Marcia Madsen, Roger V. Abbott, Luke Levasseur
Today, in Universal Health Services v United States ex rel. Escobar, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split on a question of great importance for government contractors: whether a claim…
Drug & Device Law
Guest Post − Implied Certification: An Eradicated Pest or Here to Stay?
By Bexis
Today’s guest post is courtesy of Reed Smith’s Lindsey Harteis. She’s been following the big-deal UHS v. Escobar False Claims Act that the Supreme Court could decide any day now…
Health Law Update
Escobar Oral Arguments: Justices Imply Outcome – False Claims Act Implied Certification May Survive
By B. Scott McBride, John W. Petrelli
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held oral arguments in the case of Universal Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, No. 15-7, which is set to decide the viability of…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Did the FCA’s “Implied Certification” Theory Dodge a Bullet?
By Scott Roybal, Barbara Taylor
Last week's argument before the Supreme Court in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar had the potential to put false claims based on an “implied certification” in…
The Contractor's Perspective
How the Supreme Court will limit False Claims Act liability for implied certification
[UPDATE: The Supreme Court resolved the Escobar case in a unanimous decision published on June 16, 2015. A link to our discussion of the Court's opinion is available here.] In…
The FCA Insider
Supreme Court Hears Arguments Regarding the Implied Certification Theory
On April 19, 2016, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar. The Universal Health Services case was…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Supreme Court Considers the Scope of the Implied Certification Theory of Liability
By Brian Tully McLaughlin, Jason Crawford, Sarah Hill
On April 19, 2016, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in U.S. v. Universal Health Servs., Inc., which concerns (1) whether the implied certification theory of legal falsity under the…
Organizational Integrity Group Blog
Did the FCA’s “Implied Certification” Theory Dodge a Bullet?
By Scott Roybal, Barbara Taylor
Yesterday’s argument before the Supreme Court in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar had the potential to put false claims based on an “implied certification” in the…