ADF attorneys expect to be back in court in an attempt to pursue a whistleblower lawsuit against Iowa Planned Parenthood.
Sue Thayer, a former clinic director, filed the lawsuit alleging fraud on the part of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland. In dismissing the lawsuit, Judge James Jarvey acknowledged substantial allegations of fraud schemes, but under the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals standard for false claims act cases, he ruled that very specific evidence -- including names, dates, amounts of service, etc. -- was lacking.
Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Michael Norton tells OneNewsNow his firm is "very disappointed in this result, but we are not giving up."
"We have an opportunity, we think, to present some of these specifics to this judge, and we're in the process of putting that together so that we can file a request that the judge reconsider this order and accept the specific evidence that we do have," the attorney continues.
But he explains that much of the information is protected as private and privileged under federal law, which is making things difficult for ADF. Norton will ask that any information provided to the court be sealed, and Judge Jarvey will be asked to decide how to deal with it. Still, the attorney says it is a significant obstacle.
Soource: OneNewsNow
