United States, ex rel. Thomas Proctor, Petitioner v. Safeway, Inc.

  1. November 23, 2022

    High Court Told Plenty Of Circuit Judges Disagree On FCA

    A former Safeway Inc. pharmacist-turned-whistleblower told the U.S. Supreme Court that he's noted "more than a dozen appellate judges" who have a different view of the standards for determining knowledge of wrongdoing in False Claims Act cases.

  2. November 08, 2022

    FCA Whistleblower Trying To 'Gin Up A Split,' High Court Told

    Safeway has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to review the Seventh Circuit's refusal to revive an Illinois pharmacist's False Claims Act suit against the grocery chain, saying the pharmacist is trying "to gin up a split with" other circuits.

  3. October 24, 2022

    Circuits In 'Disarray' Over FCA Intent Standards, Justices Told

    False Claims Act cases targeting erroneous yet reasonable views of compliance duties have produced an acrimonious "muddle" in the nation's circuit courts, a whistleblowing former executive told the U.S. Supreme Court, which is already signaling interest in the law's disputed standards for intentional overbilling.

  4. September 27, 2022

    The High Court Cases Health And Life Sci Attys Are Watching

    The U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its new term by scrutinizing the litigation rights of nursing home residents and the False Claims Act powers of the U.S. Department of Justice, and the justices are also signaling interest in other FCA disputes, Uncle Sam's rulemaking authority and advertising by drug and device lawyers.

  5. September 15, 2022

    FCA's 'Creative Lawyering' Defense Divides Full 4th Circ.

    Fourth Circuit judges seemed splintered Thursday regarding the use of shrewd legal advice to evade False Claims Act liability, a tactic that has abruptly become one of the FCA's hottest topics amid outcry from the U.S. Department of Justice and interest from the U.S. Supreme Court.

  6. August 09, 2022

    7th Circ. View Of FCA Intent Is 'Deeply Flawed,' Justices Told

    An Illinois pharmacist wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review a refusal by a split Seventh Circuit to revive his False Claims Act suit against Safeway, raising an issue about how to determine a defendant's knowledge of wrongdoing in an FCA case.