SCHUHARDT v. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

No. 03-3710.

390 F.3d 563 (2004)

Cynthia A. SCHUHARDT; Nancy M. Becker, Plaintiffs—Appellants, United States of America, Movant Below, v. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Defendant—Appellee, Taxpayers Against Fraud, The False Claims Act Legal Center; National Employment Lawyers Association, Amici on Behalf of Appellant, American Association of Medical Colleges, Amicus on Behalf of Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 3, 2004.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence D. Mass, argued, St. Louis, MO (Susan J. Wirthlin, on the brief), for appellant.

Amicus Curiae briefs in support of appellants were filed by Taxpayers Against Fraud by Regina D. Poserina, Upper Darby, PA, and the False Claims Act Legal Center by James Moorman, Amy Wilken and Bret Boyce, Washington, DC, Amicus Curiae brief in support of appellants was also filed by National Employment Lawyers Association by Elizabeth A. Glidden, Minneapolis, MN, Ann Lugbill, Cincinnati, OH, Angie Dalfen, San Francisco, CA.

Robert T. Haar, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before RILEY, LAY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 28, 2005.*

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Cynthia A. Schuhardt and Nancy M. Becker ("Appellants") brought a qui tam action as relators for the government against Washington University ("the University") alleging violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. Schuhardt, individually, also made a claim for...

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