Blackstone Medical, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Susan Hutcheson
Petition for certiorari denied on December 5, 2011| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-269 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2011 |
Issue: (1) Whether an allegation that a defendant has committed a statutory violation renders a claim submitted by an unrelated party “legally false” for purposes of the FCA, where no statute or regulation expressly conditions payment of the unrelated party’s claim on the defendant’s compliance; and (2) whether and when a private citizen is authorized to use a “legally false” theory under the False Claims Act as a generalized enforcement mechanism for statutes, regulations, contractual obligations, or other program requirements that are not otherwise privately enforceable.
