Triple Canopy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Badr
Petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar on June 27, 2016
Issue: (1) Whether a contractor"s knowing failure to comply with a contractual, statutory, or regulatory provision, without payment being conditioned on that provision, results in a false claim that violates Section 3729(a)(1)(A) of the False Claims Act under the "implied certification" theory of liability; (2) whether "implied certification" is a valid theory of liability under Section 3729(a)(1)(A) of the False Claims Act; and (3) whether, given Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b)"s requirement that all fraud claims be pleaded with particularity, a "false record or statement" claim under Section 3729(a)(1)(B) of the False Claims Act obliges a plaintiff to plead actual reliance by the government on the false record or statement in question.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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06/05/2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 8, 2015) |
07/01/2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 7, 2015. |
07/08/2015 | Brief amici curiae of The National Defense Industrial Association, et al. filed. |
07/28/2015 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 8, 2015, for all respondents. |
09/08/2015 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
09/08/2015 | Brief of respondent Omar Badr in opposition filed. |
09/22/2015 | Reply of petitioner Triple Canopy, Inc. filed. |
09/23/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 9, 2015. |
09/30/2015 | Rescheduled. |
10/21/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 6, 2015. |
11/09/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 13, 2015. |
11/16/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 24, 2015. |
11/30/2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 4, 2015. |
06/20/2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 23, 2016. |
06/27/2016 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, 579 U. S. ___ (2016). |
07/29/2016 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |