No. 22-593

United States, ex rel. Deborah Sheldon v. Allergan Sales, LLC

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-27
Status: GVR
Type: Paid
Relisted (5)
Tags: civil-liability false-claims-act government-fraud knowingly knowledge-standard statutory-interpretation subjective-beliefs subjective-understanding
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Latest Conference: 2023-06-29 (distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether and when a defendant's contemporaneous subjective understanding or beliefs about the lawfulness of its conduct are relevant to whether it "knowingly" violated the False Claims Act.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether and when a defendant's contemporaneous subjective understanding or beliefs about the lawfulness of its conduct are relevant to whether it 'knowingly' violated the False Claims Act

Docket Entries

2023-08-01
Judgment issued.
2023-06-30
Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>United States ex rel. Schutte</i> v. <i>Supervalu Inc.</i>, 598 U. S. ___ (2023). Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2023-06-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2023.
2023-06-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
2023-06-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/15/2023.
2023-06-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
2023-03-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023.
2023-03-27
Reply of petitioner United States, ex rel. Deborah Sheldon filed. (Distributed)
2023-03-10
2023-01-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 10, 2023.
2023-01-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 26, 2023 to March 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-12-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 26, 2023)

Attorneys

Allergan Sales, LLC
John Patrick ElwoodArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Respondent
United States ex rel. Deborah Sheldon
Gregory M. UtterCallow & Utter LLC, Petitioner