United States of America et al v. Supervalu Inc et al

  1. April 30, 2025

    SuperValu Fights New Trial Bid In Whistleblower Drug Case

    SuperValu urged an Illinois federal judge Tuesday not to overturn its defense win on whistleblower claims of systematic prescription overbilling, saying the whistleblowers are now making "kitchen sink arguments" with little basis.

  2. March 05, 2025

    SuperValu Wins FCA Case That Went To High Court

    An Illinois federal jury cleared SuperValu of liability Tuesday on whistleblower claims that it billed the government higher-than-customary prices for millions of prescriptions, marking the end to an important test of a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling reviving the case.

  3. March 04, 2025

    Planned Parenthood Win, Aetna Deal And Trans Care Rulings

    The Trump administration has been barred from enforcing portions of executive orders targeting funding for gender-affirming care. Here, Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at these and other significant cases and decisions that shaped the healthcare industry over the last week.

  4. February 28, 2025

    SuperValu Complains About Falsity Question In FCA Case

    Whistleblowers claiming SuperValu overcharged the government by $123 million for prescriptions can ask witnesses a single question alluding to a bitterly contested legal finding in the False Claims Act case in Illinois federal court, the grocer revealed in a motion objecting to the judge allowing that question.

  5. January 31, 2025

    After High Court, SuperValu's $123M FCA Case Heads To Trial

    SuperValu is bound for trial in February over whistleblower claims that it billed the government higher-than-customary prices for millions of prescriptions, marking an important test of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that revived the case and redefined the standard of proof under the False Claims Act.

  6. August 05, 2019

    Judge: Gov't Entitled To SuperValu's Discounted Drug Prices

    An Illinois federal judge on Monday handed whistleblowers a partial win in a suit accusing SuperValu of overcharging the federal government for medication, ruling that the government was entitled to discounted prices the grocer offered cash customers.

  7. July 12, 2018

    ​​​​​​​SuperValu Loses Sanctions Bid In Suit Over Drug Pricing

    An Illinois federal judge rejected SuperValu Inc.'s bid for sanctions against whistleblowers it accused of destroying key evidence to their claims it overcharged the government for medicine, saying Thursday the issue seems more like a case of miscommunication than bad-faith conduct.

  8. June 22, 2018

    SuperValu Destroyed Pricing Evidence, Whistleblowers Say

    Whistleblowers in a lawsuit accusing grocery store conglomerate SuperValu Inc. of overcharging the federal government for medication asked an Illinois federal judge to sanction the chain, saying it destroyed material evidence that would have helped prove their claims.

  9. June 12, 2018

    SuperValu Fights Quick Win Bid On Medicare, Medicaid Claims

    Retailers led by SuperValu Inc. blasted whistleblowers' attempted quick win on certain Medicare and Medicaid allegations concerning alleged overbilling of the federal government for medication, arguing that Seventh Circuit precedent does not say the government should have gotten the discounted prices the companies offered cash customers.

  10. January 09, 2018

    Whistleblowers Destroyed Evidence, SuperValu Says

    SuperValu Inc. asked an Illinois federal judge to sanction a pair of whistleblowers who sued the grocery store conglomerate over claims it was overcharging the federal government for medication Tuesday, saying they destroyed all evidence of specific conversations they used to back up the suit's allegations.