By Jeffrey M. Haber On June 22, 2016, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a Notice of Supplemental Authority in U.S. ex rel. Westrick v. Second Chance Body Armor, et al., No. 04-0280 (D.D.C.), a case brought under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) against contractors who manufactured and sold bullet proof vests. The purpose of the filing was to notify the court of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar,

Summary On June 16, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, a Medicaid case involving the “implied certification” theory of liability under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The “implied false certification” theory provides that a defendant may violate the FCA by failing to disclose noncompliance with a relevant statutory, regulatory, or contractual requirement. In Escobar, the Court unanimously confirmed that the th

By: Jeffrey M. Haber Catastrophic events often bring out the best in people. Sometimes, however, such events bring out the worst in people. The events that followed Hurricane Katrina stand as reminders of the latter, at least according to Cori and Kerri Rigsby, two sisters who filed a False Claims Act ("FCA") complaint against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. ("State Farm"), among others. The Rigsby sisters, two experienced claims adjusters, alleged that State Farm and other