UNITED STATES ET AL. EX REL. SCHUTTE v. SUPERVALU INC.

Nos. 21-1326 and 22-111.

143 S.Ct. 1391 (2023)

UNITED STATES et al. EX REL. SCHUTTE et al., Petitioners v. SUPERVALU INC. et al. United States, et al., ex rel. Thomas Proctor, Petitioner v. Safeway, Inc.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 1, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tejinder Singh , Washington, DC, for petitioners.

Malcolm L. Stewart , Deputy Solicitor General, for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting petitioners.

Carter G. Phillips , Washington, DC, for respondents.

Tejinder Singh , Counsel of Record, Spaeacino PLLC, Washington, DC, John Timothy Keller , Dale J. Aschemann , Aschemann Keller LLC, Marion, IL, Rand J. Riklin , Goode Casseb Jones , Riklin Choate & Watson, San Antonio, TX, Gary M. Grossenbacher , Attorney at Law, Rollingwood, TX, Glenn Grossenbacher , Law Office of Glenn, Grossenbacher, San Antonio, TX, C. Jarrett Anderson , Anderson LLC, Austin, TX, Paul B. Martins , Julie Webster Popham , James A. Tate , Helmer, Martins, Tate, & Garrett Co., LPA, Cincinnati, OH, Jason M. Idell , Idell PLLC, Austin, TX, for Petitioners.

Robert N. Hochman , Tacy F. Flint , Jaime L.M. Jones , Claire G. Lee , Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, Tyler J. Domino , Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY, Carter G. Phillips , Counsel of Record, Kwaku A. Akowuah , Joshua J. Fougere , Jillian S. Stonecipher , Adam Kleven , Lakeisha F. Mays , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondents.


The False Claims Act (FCA) imposes liability on anyone who "knowingly" submits a "false" claim to the Government. 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a). In some cases, that rule is straightforward: If a law authorized payment of $100 for "each" medical test, and a...

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