Relator: Question Presented In FCA Dispute Does Not Warrant Review

Mealey's (May 2, 2022, 2:21 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Supreme Court review of a divided Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel’s ruling that a federal district court erred in dismissing state and federal False Claims Act (FCA) claims against a health care services provider regarding its alleged operation of a Medicaid billing scheme for reimbursement of skilled nursing facilities (SNF) services is not warranted because the question of whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) “requires plaintiffs in False Claims Act case to plead details of the alleged false claims” is not sufficiently presented, a relator argues in an April 27 opposition brief....