US, ex rel. Escobar, et al v. Universal Health Services, Inc

  1. April 01, 2015

    Universal Health Rips 1st Circ. Over FCA Suit Revival

    Universal Health Services Inc. is accusing the First Circuit of improperly reviving a False Claims Act complaint by unilaterally identifying regulations that whistleblowers never discussed and then misconstruing those regulations to suggest Medicaid fraud may have occurred, newly filed documents show.

  2. March 17, 2015

    1st Circ. Revives Universal Health FCA Suit Over Poor Staff

    The First Circuit on Tuesday revived a qui tam suit alleging Universal Health Services Inc. improperly billed the government for mental health services provided by unsupervised and unqualified staff, ruling state regulations explicitly required clinic directors to ensure proper supervision.

  3. August 27, 2014

    Mass. Asks 1st Circ. To Revive UHS False Claims Act Suit

    Massachusetts on Monday asked the First Circuit to revive a qui tam suit alleging Universal Health Services Inc. improperly billed the government for mental health services provided by unlicensed practitioners, saying a lower court was overly rigid in interpreting conditions for determining False Claims Act liability.