United States: United States Supreme Court: Look To Defendant’s Subjective Beliefs To Decide Whether It “Knowingly” Submitted False Claim

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Jun 9, 2023 #“knowingly”, #defendant’s, #states, #subjective, #united

United States: United States Supreme Court: Look To Defendant's Subjective Beliefs To Decide Whether It "Knowingly" Submitted False Claim

On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a decision in United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc. , clarifying when a defendant “knowingly” submits a false claim for payment under the False Claims Act (FCA). The Court held that a defendant that submits a false claim does so knowingly when it subjectively believes the claim is false at the time of submission. We have been tracking this decision in our FCANewsletter and our Government Contracts Insights as it changes the law of several circuits, which had held that an FCA defendant has not knowingly presented a false […]

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