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CASE AT A GLANCE SuperValu and Safeway created discount price programs for prescription drugs. Participating customers paid a lower price than the corporations' standard retail price. The corporations nevertheless reported their standard retail price to the government when they submitted reimbursement claims to third-party insurers, including Medicare and Medicaid. Private individuals (known as relators) sued the corporations under the False Claims Act, alleging that the corporations 'knowingly' made false claims for payment to the government. The corporations argued that their claims were based on a reasonable interpretation of ambiguous legal requirements under the Medicare and Medicaid programs., United States ex rel. Shutte v. SuperValu, Inc. and United States ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc. Docket Nos. 21-1326 and 22-111 Argument Date: April 18, 2023 From: The Seventh [...]

Byline: Derek Hawkins 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: United States of America ex rel. Tracy Schutte, et al., v. SuperValu Inc., et al., Case No.: 20-2241 Officials: ROVNER, [...]

California has approved a 4.6 percent auto insurance rate reduction for Seattle-based SAFECO Insurance Companies, which supplements a 1.5 percent rate decrease approved April 30, state insurance officials said. The [...]

Safeco Insurance Co. of America heads the list of Washington's top 20 property and casualty companies. The table includes the firm's name, assets, capital and surplus, premiums earned, net gain or loss and net income.