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Email On December 4, 2015, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar. In Universal Health Services, Inc., the Supreme Court will decide the legal validity of the “implied certification” theory of False Claims Act (“FCA”) liability. Under this theory, a relator or the government may allege that whenever a government contractor, or a Medicare or Medicaid provider, submits a claim for payment to the government, that party has also impliedly certified that it has complied with all applicable statutory, regulatory, and contractual requirements. https://www.cadwalader.com/resources/clients-friends-memos/the-end-of-the-implied-certification-theory-the-us-supreme-court-grants-certiorari-in-case-that-could-substantially-limit-the-false-claims-act