UNITED STATES v. SUPERVALU INC.

No. 20-2241.

9 F.4th 455 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Tracy Schutte, et al., Relators-Appellants, v. SUPERVALU INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 12, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Timothy Keller , Dale J. Aschemann , Attorneys, Aschemann Keller LLC, Marion, IL, Gary M. Grossenbacher , Attorney, Law Office of Gary Grossenbacher, Rollingwood, TX, Glenn Grossenbacher , Attorney, Law Office of Glenn Grossenbacher, Rand J. Riklin , Attorney, Goode, Casseb, Jones, Riklin, Choate & Watson, San Antonio, TX, Jason M. Idell , Attorney, Idell PLLC, Austin, TX, Paul B. Martins , Julie W. Popham , James A. Tate , Attorneys, Helmer, Martins, Tate & Garrett Co., LPA, Cincinnati, OH, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

James F. Hurst , Andrew A. Kassof , Brenton A. Rogers , Attorneys, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, John C. O'Quinn , Attorney, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Daniel R. Hergott , Attorney, Behn & Wyetzner, Chartered, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund.

John Mercer Masslon, II , Attorney, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation.

Craig Young Lee , Attorney, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Incorporated.

John Patrick Elwood , Attorney, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

Before Rovner, Hamilton, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


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