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Implied False Certification
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Inside the False Claims Act
FCA Issues to Watch: The Future of the FCA’s Implied Certification Theory of Falsity
By Matt Curley
There are a number of key issues that will drive the government’s enforcement efforts in the coming year and that will have a significant impact on how healthcare fraud matters…
Consumer Finance Spotlight
Supreme Court to Decide False Claims Act “Implied Certification” Theory
By James Martin, Colin Wrabley
On December 4, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, No. 15-7, to review the so-called “implied certification” theory…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
‘Implied Certification’ Theory Under the False Claims Act to be Reviewed by U.S. Supreme Court
By James Martin, Colin Wrabley, M. Patrick Yingling
The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, No. 15-7, to review the “implied certification” theory of liability under the…
Louisiana Law Blog
United States Supreme Court to Address the Theory of “Implied Certification” Under the False Claims Act
On December 4, 2015, the United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts ex…
Life Sciences Legal Update
U.S. Supreme Court Will Review the Validity of “Implied Certification” Liability Under the FCA
By Lisa Baird
On December 4, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, No. 15-7, raising the question of whether “implied certification” liability is…
Inside Government Contracts
High Court to Resolve Split of Authority on “Implied” False Claims
On December 3rd, the Department of Justice released its annual summary of recoveries in False Claims Act (FCA) cases. Although down from last year’s $5.69 billion, this year’s recoveries of…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Cert for Implied Cert
By David W. O'Brien, Brian Tully McLaughlin, Jason Crawford, Jared Engelking
Last week, in a case that will have a significant impact on the government contracting industry, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex…
FCA Update
Recent Appellate Developments in “Implied Certification”
We have previously written several articles regarding the circuit courts’ application of the so-called “implied certification” theory of liability under the False Claims Act (FCA). That theory is the subject…
FCA Update
Fifth Circuit Enforces High Rule 9(b) Bar in Affirming Dismissal of Implied Certification Case
In U.S. ex rel Gage v. Davis S.R. Aviation, LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit confirmed the high degree of specificity needed to successfully plead a…
FCA Update
Condition of Payment Limitation on Implied Certification Cases is Alive and Well in the D.C. Circuit
By Laura McLane
To the extent there was ever any doubt about the vitality the “condition of payment” limitation on “implied certification” False Claims Act (FCA) cases in the D.C. Circuit, the court…