Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Denied
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether a physician’s honestly held clinical judgment regarding hospice certification can be “false” under the False Claims Act based solely on a reasonable difference of opinion among physicians.
Case Updates
Cert. petition denied
February 22, 2021
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to review a Third Circuit decision that rejects an “objective falsity” standard under the False Claims Act
October 23, 2020
Click here to view the brief filed jointly by the U.S. Chamber and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
John P. Elwood of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.