U.S. EX REL. PROCTOR v. SAFEWAY, INC.

No. 20-3425.

30 F.4th 649 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America EX REL. Thomas PROCTOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAFEWAY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 5, 2022.


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, 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, Rand J. Riklin , Attorney, Goode, Casseb, Jones, Riklin, Choate & Watson, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

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 Defendant-Appellee.

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

John Patrick Elwood , Attorney, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

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

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

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


Relator Thomas Proctor alleges that Safeway, Inc. knowingly submitted false claims to government health programs when it reported its "retail" price for certain drugs as its "usual and customary" price, even though many customers paid much less than the retail price. As a result, the government effectively subsidized Safeway...

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