Case Updates
Petition for rehearing denied
September 27, 2017
U.S. Chamber urges Ninth Circuit to rehear False Claims Act case addressing materiality requirements
August 31, 2017
The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc in the Ninth Circuit in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) case concerning the materiality requirements of the FCA in Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, 136 S. Ct. 1989 (2016).
John P. Elwood and Ralph C. Mayrell of Vinson & Elkins LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Case Documents
- Opinion -- U.S. ex rel. Campie v. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- Petition for Rehearing -- U.S. ex rel. Campie v. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief Supporting Rehearing Petition -- U.S. ex rel. Campie v. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- Order Denying Rehearing -- U.S. ex rel. Campie v. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Ninth Circuit).pdf