Key Takeaways from the SuperValu Case and Implications for the False Claims Act (AHLA's Speaking of Health Law)

On June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc., held that the mental state required by the False Claims Act (FCA) refers to the defendant’s actual knowledge and subjective beliefs about the truth of claims for payment submitted to federal payers. The decision overturns the growing body of case law precluding FCA liability when a defendant’s interpretation of the applicable law was objectively reasonable regardless of the defendant’s actual knowledge. Joe Wolfe, an attorney at Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC, speaks with Ilene Albala, Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Healthcare partner, about why this case is important and what the health care industry can do in response to the case on the AHLA's Speaking of Health Law podcast.