January 12, 2024
A Texas federal judge has denied a motion to certify as frivolous the appeal by Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. to the Fifth Circuit and to retain jurisdiction in a False Claims Act lawsuit against the organization, while granting Planned Parenthood's motion for stays pending the appeal's resolution.
December 20, 2023
Courts have decided a number of consequential cases affecting government contractors this year, including the Federal Circuit overhauling its jurisdictional jurisprudence and a Texas federal judge once again questioning the scope of the president's procurement authority. Here, Law360 explores several of the top government contracts-related rulings in 2023.
December 19, 2023
The pseudonymous "Alex Doe," who has accused Planned Parenthood of violating the False Claims Act by improperly billing the state's Medicaid program for more than $10 million after losing its Medicaid credentials, urged a Texas judge Monday to deny Planned Parenthood's bid for a stay, calling the move a "desperate attempt to avoid trial."
October 25, 2023
A Texas federal judge ruled Monday that Planned Parenthood must go to trial next April to face civil claims that the organization defrauded the state's Medicaid health insurance program by taking millions of dollars in payments after losing its Medicaid credentials.
October 13, 2023
The state of Texas and a pseudonymous "Alex Doe" relator urged a Lone Star State federal judge to reject Planned Parenthood's bid to end a whistleblower False Claims Act suit accusing the group of continuing to bill the state's Medicaid program for millions of dollars despite having its credentials revoked.
December 19, 2022
Planned Parenthood has asked a Texas federal judge to order state officials to more thoroughly explain their rationale for privilege assertions they are relying on to shield tens of thousands of documents being sought as part of a lawsuit aimed at recouping $10 million in Medicaid payouts to the organization.
January 13, 2022
The state of Texas has intervened in a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood Federation of America and several Texas affiliates, seeking disgorgement of $10 million in Medicaid payments it alleges the nonprofit health care provider was improperly paid after the state terminated its Medicaid provider credentials.