On June 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an important decision regarding the implied certification theory of liability under the False Claims Act (FCA) in which it vacated a decision of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and remanded the case for further proceedings in accordance with the opinion. A copy of the decision can be found here.
Because of McDermott's ongoing role in this active matter, we will not be providing extensive public analysis at this time. However, we are pleased that the Supreme Court has vacated the opinion of the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against Arbour Counseling Services. The Court expressly and unanimously "disagree[d] with" the lower court's view and stated that "[t]he False Claims Act does not adopt such an extraordinarily expansive view of liability." It is significant that the Court remanded to the lower court to reconsider the case under the new, rigorous standard of materiality stated by the Supreme Court. Our client looks forward to litigating the case on remand and is confident of prevailing under the new Supreme Court standard.
Supreme Court Vacates First Circuit's Expansive View Of Implied Certification Liability
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