Seventh Circuit Allows FCA Claim Based on Inferences of Fraud to…

In United States ex rel. Presser v. Acacia Mental Health Clinic, LLC , 836 F.3d 770 , the Seventh Circuit addressed Rule 9 ‘s application to a False Claims Act complaint, elaborating on when it considers a relator’s allegations sufficiently particular to meet Rule 9 ‘s heightened pleading standard when a relator does not have access to the particular claims being submitted to the government for payment.