Legal Opinion

United States v. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 29, 2014No. 13-1654PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Susan Thayer brought this qui tarn action against Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc. (Planned Parenthood), alleging that Planned Parenthood violated the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, and the Iowa False Claims Act (IFCA), Iowa Code Ann. §§ 685.1-.7, by submitting false or fraudulent claims for Medicaid reimbursement. The district court dismissed her complaint for failure to plead fraud with the particularity required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background

Planned…

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