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Oral Arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine: Mifepristone Case Likely to Turn on Article III Standing Requirements

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Nearly two years after the Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, additional challenges are being brought that may limit access to abortion in the U.S. Mifepristone was originally approved in 2000 by the U.S. Food and...more

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Supreme Court Rejects “Objectively Reasonable” Defense to False Claims Act Liability

The SuperValu case arose from separate lawsuits against two companies that operate retail drug pharmacies across the country: SuperValu Inc. and Safeway, Inc. In each case, a whistleblower – on behalf of the federal...more

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US Supreme Court Clarifies Knowledge Requirement in False Claims Act Cases—Raising New Interpretive Issues

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A defendant’s knowledge of and subjective beliefs about the meaning of legal requirements—not what an objectively reasonable person may have believed—are what matters when determining whether a defendant “knowingly” submitted...more

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Part III | SCOTUS Ruling: “Knowing” Violations of Unknowable Rules: Is the Supreme Court Poised to Alter the FCA Enforcement...

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For background on this case, please refer to Part I. For updates from the Supreme Court oral arguments on April 18, please refer to Part II. On Thursday, June 1, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in United States et al....more

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Supreme Court FCA Scienter Ruling Revives Fraud Lawsuits Against Safeway and SuperValu

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Supreme Court FCA Scienter Ruling Revives Fraud Lawsuits Against Safeway and SuperValu On Thursday, the US Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated ruling regarding the threshold of liability under the False Claims Act...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies that Subjective (Not Objective) Knowledge of Falsity of Claim Dictates False Claims Act Liability

On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision holding that the scienter element of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) is met if a defendant subjectively knew his or her claims were false and submitted them anyway....more

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Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - May 2023

Supreme Court Hears Argument on Traceability Requirement in Circuit-Split Slack v. Pirani - Key Points - - Before the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in a high-profile securities case...more

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Part II - April 18 Oral Argument: “Knowing” Violations of Unknowable Rules: Is the Supreme Court Poised to Alter the FCA...

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On April 18, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States ex rel. Schutte v. Supervalu Inc., 9 F.4th 455, 459 (7th Cir. 2021) and United States ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc., 30 F.4th 649 (7th Cir. 2022)...more

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SCOTUS Appears Poised To Reject Defense-Friendly Safeco Scienter Standard In FCA Cases

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On April 18, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments in a pair of monumental False Claims Act (FCA) cases to decide whether and when a defendant’s subjective understanding of an objectively...more

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The Government’s Ability to Combat Fraud is on the Line in False Claims Act Supreme Court Case

Oral arguments are scheduled for April 18, 2023, in the Supreme Court case combining two Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals cases U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc. (“SuperValu”) and U.S. ex rel. Thomas Proctor v. Safeway,...more

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4 Potential Paths For High Court In Amgen Patent Case

On March 27, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Amgen v. Sanofi, a closely watched case concerning the appropriate legal standard for patent law's enablement requirement. That requirement is found in Title 35...more

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The Supreme Court Hears Arguments About the Enablement Standard in Amgen v. Sanofi

The Supreme Court heard arguments this week in Amgen v. Sanofi, the closely-watched case involving the enablement standard for patent claims, particularly as applied to functionally-defined genus claims. The question raised...more

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Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi Live Coverage

On Monday, March 27, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi, No. 21-757. William H. Milliken, a director in Sterne Kessler’s Trial & Appellate Practice...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association

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In this episode of Triage, Leah D’Aurora Richardson and Victoria Hamscho discuss next month’s Supreme Court oral arguments in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, including its potential impact on nearly...more

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