Legal Opinion
Medicare&medicaid Gu 34,507 Richard D. Bushman v. Joseph E. Seiler
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1985No. 84-1313PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Richard D. and Robert L. Bushman appeal the judgment of the district court 1 dismissing their libel claim against Joseph E. Seiler on the grounds that he was protected by sovereign immunity while acting as a consultant to a Medicare carrier. The Bushmans argue that the case should have been remanded to the state court, that Seiler was not entitled to sovereign immunity, and that they should have been given a jury trial. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
The Bushmans are podiatrists who were receiving Medicare payments for treating patients in nursing…
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