Trending Video: False Claims Act: Three Years After Escobar

Kirsten Mayer, Ropes & Gray litigation partner, provides an update on the False Claims Act (FCA), three years after the Supreme Court's decision on Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar.

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I'm Kirsten Mayer, a litigation partner at Ropes & Gray. In this video, I'm going to provide an update on the False Claims Act three years after Escobar.

It's been three years since the Supreme Court decided Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, an important case addressing the scope and reach of the False Claims Act. It was the first time the Supreme Court had addressed the scope of liability under the False Claims Act in a very long time. Almost before the ink was dry on the decision however, the fight over what it means began. Three years out, that fight is still going strong. The False Claims Act, at its most basic, says you cannot submit a false or fraudulent claim for payment to the government. Escobar addressed the circumstances