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SCOTUS Clarifies Scienter Standard for False Claims Act Cases

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SuperValu Inc. , Facts of the Case The petitioners filed a lawsuit alleging that respondents—SuperValu and Safeway—defrauded two federal benefits programs, Medicaid and Medicare. It found that its discounted prices were its usual and customary prices and that, by not reporting them, SuperValu submitted false claims.

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Justices will consider false claims in two pharmacy cases

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SuperValu Inc. They allege that SuperValu and Safeway, which operate hundreds of retail drug pharmacies nationwide, violated the FCA by overcharging Medicare, Medicaid, and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program for prescription drugs. The two consolidated cases — U.S. Safeway — involve similar allegations.

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The court appears likely to preserve theory of liability in False Claims Act cases

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SuperValu Inc. Justice Sonia Sotomayor invoked that submission when Carter Phillips, arguing on behalf of the defendant companies, said he “[doesn’t] believe Congress meant to permit” the focus to be on subjective belief. At issue on Tuesday in two consolidated cases – U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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In lawsuit against Google involving ISIS recruitment videos, a chance for the court to take up Section 230

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In a 2020 statement respecting the denial of certiorari in Malwarebytes Inc. But many courts have construed the law broadly to confer sweeping immunity on some of the largest companies in the world.”. SuperValu Inc. The petition in Gonzalez v. Google LLC tries to present itself as the case Thomas has been looking for.

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