Planned Parenthood Appeal Poses Immunity Risks for Companies

Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. will argue Wednesday that it should be shielded from an anonymous whistleblower’s Medicaid fraud suit in an appeal that could have major implications for how attorneys represent organizations and corporations.

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit must find that attorney immunity precludes Alex Doe’s False Claims Act suit because Doe’s claims are based on the conduct of Planned Parenthood’s litigation and law department, the organization says.

Doe says that Louisiana and Texas terminated Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid eligibility because of video footage he posted about the organization online, but that the organization ...