Supreme Court accepted eight new issues for consideration during final months of 2022-23 term. Those decisions will affect numerous areas of law, including employment, civil liberties, bankruptcy, immigration, civil forfeiture.
Recently, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari to two False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases to determine whether a defendant who acted with an “objectively reasonable” interpretation of the law can still be liable for “knowingly” breaking the law and submitting false claims to the government. The FCA defines “knowingly,” as acting with actual knowledge, deliberate ignorance, or reckless disregard. The Court will review two Seventh Circuit cases, U.S. ex. Rel. Schutte v. SuperValu,
In what may lead to the biggest FCA opinion in recent history, the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month agreed to consider two cases addressing the necessary state of mind (i.e.,.
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon clarify the knowledge requirement for False Claims Act (FCA) cases. Specifically, the Court will determine whether FCA liability should be rejected.
U.S. Supreme Court earlier agreed to consider two cases addressing necessary state of mind to violate FCA. FCA prohibits defendants from knowingly submitting false claims. That scienter standard is broader than just actual knowledge.