Monitor Mondays

The beleaguered False Claims Act, which traces its origins to the Civil War, came before the Supreme Court this past Tuesday, when the Court heard oral arguments in a consequential and closely watched case involving one of the Government’s most effective tools for fighting healthcare fraud. Specifically, the issue is whether and when a defendant’s contemporaneous subjective understanding or beliefs about the lawfulness of its conduct are relevant to whether it knowingly violated the Act. This case involves accusations that supermarket pharmacies Safeway and SuperValu overcharged Medicare and Medicaid for generic drugs by misrepresenting the usual and customary prices they charged for the drugs.During the next live edition of Monitor Mondays, famed whistleblower attorney Mary Inman, partner at the law offices of Constantine Cannon, will provide background and context on the case that the Court is expected to issue a ruling for in June, at the end of its term. Broadcast segments will also include these instantl