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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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Settlements and Judgments from FCA and Fraud Matters Top $2.68 Billion in 2023

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On February 22, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual statistical report (Annual Report) regarding settlements and judgments obtained in the False Claims Act (FCA) and fraud matters for Fiscal Year (FY)...more

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Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Aggravated Identity Theft Law in Healthcare Fraud Case

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The healthcare industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the United States. Healthcare companies and practitioners devote significant resources to complying with the complex and often changing legal and...more

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Healthcare Organizations and Practitioners Receive New Protection Against Frivolous Whistleblower Lawsuits

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Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) handed down an important ruling that will give healthcare organizations and practitioners relief against meritless whistleblower lawsuits. The ruling could result in saving...more

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In a win for defendants, the Supreme Court limits the aggravated identity theft statute and resulting prosecutorial...

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Federal prosecutors will now be cabined in their ability to use aggravated identity theft charges to pressure defendants to plead guilty to other offenses in exchange for avoiding the two-year mandatory minimum, mandatory...more

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Supreme Court Cautions Against Overly Broad Criminal Charging Decisions

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck another blow against overcriminalization of federal criminal statutes, i.e., the application of criminal provisions in specific laws in ways that Congress never intended. The court’s...more

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Supreme Court Rejects Government's Broad Use of the Aggravated Identity Theft Statute to Impose Two-Year Mandatory Minimum...

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The aggravated identity theft statute, 18 U.S.C. §1028A, imposes a mandatory two-year sentencing enhancement upon a defendant who “uses” without lawful authority another’s means of identification “during and in relation to”...more

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Supreme Court Decides Dubin v. United States

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On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Dubin v. United States, No. 22-10, holding § 1028A(a)(1), aggravated identity theft, is violated when the defendant’s misuse of another person’s means of identification is at...more

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Supreme Court Decides United States et al. ex rel. Schutte et al. v. SuperValu Inc. et al.

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On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, No. 21-1326, together with U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc, No. 22-111, vacating and remanding the decisions below and holding that the...more

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‘Objective Falsity’ and the FCA: An Ongoing Circuit Split

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The False Claims Act (“FCA”) is a Federal statute originally enacted in 1863 as a response to fraud from defense contractors during the American Civil War. Under the FCA (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 – 3733), it is a crime for any...more

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Fifth Circuit Addresses Scope of “Use” Under Federal Identity Theft Statute

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You may have forgotten that there is a federal criminal identity theft statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A, which says: Whoever, during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in subsection (c), knowingly transfers,...more

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Florida Federal Court: Escobar Requires Reversal of $348 Million False Claims Act Jury Verdict

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The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida vacated a large jury verdict in a False Claims Act case against the owners and operators of nursing homes because the evidence did not satisfy the...more

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Lessons From a Year of Escobar

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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

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“Implied Certification” Theory Allowed Under the False Claims Act

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The Supreme Court recently allowed liability through the implied certification theory of the False Claims Act (FCA), which was raised and upheld in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar. The...more

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The Materiality Standard In False Claims Actions

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The Supreme Court decided Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar on June 16, 2016 in which it ruled the implied false certification theory, previously recognized in several circuits, can form the basis for False...more

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Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense - July 2016

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“Official Acts”—What They Are… and Are Not - Why it matters: On June 27, 2016, the Supreme Court decided McDonnell v. U.S., holding that, for purposes of the federal public corruption statutes, an “official act”...more

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Contactors Beware: New Supreme Court Decision on False Claims Act

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The Supreme Court recently issued a decision in Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar, and construction contractors should take note in order to better understand the broad reach of liability and hefty...more

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