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Eighth Circuit Revives Whistleblower Action by Scorned Planned Parenthood Manager

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The last time we heard about Susan Thayer’s whistleblower suit against Planned Parenthood, a federal district court in Iowa had thrown it out because she hadn’t provided any specific examples of fraud and therefore had failed...more

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Eighth Circuit Rules Certain FCA Whistleblowers Are Not Required To Identify Specific Examples of Fraud Under Rule 9(b)

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On August 29, 2014, the Eighth Circuit ruled that False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblowers with knowledge of employer billing practices are not necessarily required to identify specific examples of fraud to survive a Rule 9(b)...more

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Eighth Circuit Decision Tilts Rule 9(b) Split toward Whistleblowers

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Last Friday’s Eighth Circuit decision in Thayer v. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland favored the whistleblower in the ongoing controversy over specificity requirements in False Claims Act actions. The split had been even...more

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