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Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar

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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

Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar Wikipedia