U.S. EX REL. DONEGAN v. ANESTHESIA ASSOCS.

No. 15-2420.

833 F.3d 874 (2016)

UNITED STATES EX REL. Linda DONEGAN, as Administrator of the Estate of John Timothy Donegan Relator-Appellant v. ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES OF KANSAS CITY, PC, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 12, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Helmer, Jr. , Helmer, Martins, Rice & Popham Co., L.P.A., Cincinnati, OH, argued ( Robert M. Rice , Erin M. Campbell , Helmer, Martins, Rice & Popham Co., L.P.A., Cincinnati, OH, Michael F. Brady , Mark A. Kistler , Brady & Associates, Overland Park, KS, on the brief), for appellant.

Thomas B. Weaver , Armstrong Teasdale LLP, St. Louis, MO, argued ( Casey O. Housley , Megan J. Ochs , Kevin W. Prewitt , Armstrong Teasdale LLP, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.

Jeffrey E. Sandberg , U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, argued ( Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael S. Raab , Tara S. Morrissey , U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for amicus curiae United States of America, in support of neither party.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, LOKEN and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


John Timothy Donegan, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist ("CRNA"), commenced this qui tam action under the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. § 3729-33.1 The FCA's qui tam provisions authorize relators — private citizens acting as whistleblowers — to sue on...

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