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On February 22, 2021, the United States Supreme Court declined to review two False Claims Act (FCA) cases, solidifying a split that pits the Eleventh Circuit against the Third and Ninth Circuits as to whether a disagreement over a physician’s clinical judgment can serve as a basis for establishing “falsity” under the FCA. Specifically, the Eleventh, Third and Ninth Circuits have each rendered decisions about the need to demonstrate objective falsity, and whether a reasonable difference of opinion between physicians is sufficient to trigger FCA liability.

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