Docket nos. 15–7 Opinion announcement Opinion announcement | Citations 579 U.S. ___ (more) Date 2016 | |
Full case name Universal Health Services, Inc., Petitioner v. United States and Massachusetts, ex rel. Julio Escobar and Carmen Correa Majority Thomas, joined by unanimous |
Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that "the implied false certification theory can be a basis for [False Claims Act] liability when a defendant submitting a claim makes specific representations about the goods or services provided, but fails to disclose noncompliance with material statutory, regulatory, or contractual requirements that make those representations misleading with respect to those goods or services."
Opinion of the Court
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas authored a unanimous opinion.
References
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