It has been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar, which resolved a circuit split as to the validity of the implied false certification theory...more
9/21/2017
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Federal Contractors ,
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Healthcare Fraud ,
Implied Certification ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
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SCOTUS ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
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The Supreme Court has made it clear that, even at the pleadings stage, relators (or the government) must plead facts to support materiality with plausibility and particularity.
For False Claims Act (FCA) defendants who...more
7/11/2016
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Implied Certification ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
Mental Health ,
SCOTUS ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Unlicensed Medical Providers