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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholds Implied Certification Theory of False Claims Act Liability, Articulates New Limits
Last month, Lindsey provided readers of the Drug and Device Law blog with an overview of United Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, a False Claims Act (FCA) case that was bringing the...
U.S. Supreme Court Will Review the Validity of “Implied Certification” Liability Under the FCA
On December 4, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, No. 15-7, raising the question of whether “implied certification” liabilit...
Attention Out-of-State Plaintiffs: The Tour Ends Here. Next Stop, Home
Last year, the Supreme Court sent a resounding message regarding personal jurisdiction when it decided Daimler AG v. Bauman, 134 S.Ct. 746, 752 (2014). Bauman announced a significantly more str...
Alameda Drug Disposal Ordinance: Supreme Court Denies Petition for Writ
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to the Alameda County Drug Disposal Ordinance (“Ordinance”) brought by three pharmaceutical trade organizations. The Court...
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Addresses Wartime Tolling of Statute of Limitations Under False Claims Act
On May 26, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel Carter, No. 12-1497, __ S. Ct. __ (2015), in which a relator brought civil False...
Drug Disposal Ordinance: Supreme Court Writ Filed
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), and the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) have jointly filed a Petition fo...
Recognition of Preemption For Design Defect Claims
Over on the Drug & Device Law blog, Reed Smith partner Eric Alexander calls attention to Booker v. Johnson & Johnson, 2014 WL 5113305 (N.D. Ohio Oct. 10, 2014), a recent decision from the Ortho E...
Are You Sure Your Company Is “At Home” In All 50 States?
Reed Smith attorneys Jim Beck and Michelle Cheng explain in a recent Washington Legal Foundation Legal Backgrounder that the Supreme Court's decisions in Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v....
Supreme Court Invites Solicitor General Weigh In on Cert Petition Involving Specificity of False Claims Act Complaints
On October 7, 2013, in evaluating a pending cert petition, the U.S. Supreme Court invited the Office of Solicitor General to provide its views regarding the level of specificity required when all...
Supreme Court Decision on Reverse Payments has Significant Implications for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Reed Smith’s Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog recently featured a detailed analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision in FTC v. Actavis, where the court ruled five-to-three that reverse p...