Nicholas Scheiner

Nicholas Scheiner

August 15, 2022 | Law.com

Eighth Circuit Splits With Third, Requiring Proof of But-For Causation To Establish Violation of False Claims Act Through Anti-Kickback Statute.

'Cairns' represents a sharp departure from the approach applied by other courts and will make kickback-based FCA cases far more difficult to establish in the Eighth Circuit.

By Surya Saxena and Nicholas Scheiner

8 minute read

July 14, 2021 | Law.com

Divided Eighth Circuit Panel Upholds Preliminary Injunction Barring Implementation of Missouri's Gestational Age and Down Syndrome Abortion Bans

The panel upheld a district court decision to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of two provisions that once again tested the distinction between outright bans on certain pre-viability abortions—which are categorically prohibited under the Supreme Court's decision in 'Planned Parenthood of Southeast Pennsylvania v. Casey'—and regulations that impose conditions on, but do not prohibit, pre-viability abortions.

By John M. Baker and Nicholas Scheiner

10 minute read