United States ex rel. Schutte v. Supervalu Inc. (598 U.S. 739)
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 1, 2023 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Citation
- 598 U.S. 739 · 143 S. Ct. 1391
- Decided
- June 1, 2023
- Term
- October Term 2022
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Thomas
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2022 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus UNITED STATES ET AL. EX REL. SCHUTTE ET AL. v. SUPERVALU INC. ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 21–1326. Argued April 18, 2023—Decided June 1, 2023* In these cases, petitioners have sued retail pharmacies under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U. S. C. §3729 et seq. The FCA permits private parties to bring lawsuits in the name of the United States against those who they believe have defrauded the Federal Government, §3730(b), and imposes liability on anyone who “knowingly” submits a “false” claim to the Government, §3729(a). Here, petitioners claim that respondents—SuperValu and Safeway—defrauded two federal bene- fits programs, Medicaid and Medicare. Both Medicaid and Medicare offer prescription-drug coverage to their beneficiaries, and both often cap any reimbursement for drugs at the pharmacy’s “usual and cus- tomary” charge to the public. But, according to petitioners,…
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