Ninth Circuit Finds Materiality in the Face of Continued Government Payment
By Rosie Dawn Griffin Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit revived United States ex rel. Campie v. Gilead Scis., a False Claims Act (FCA) suit against pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences and, in doing so, provided the qui tam bar with additional guidance on how the lower courts will interpret the Supreme Court’s emphasis on materiality in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar. The suit, brought...