Doe v. Planned Parenthood

  1. March 20, 2025

    Texas Says Planned Parenthood Can't Get Atty Immunity

    Texas has urged the full Fifth Circuit to reconsider a panel's decision concluding that Planned Parenthood is entitled to attorney immunity in a whistleblower suit accusing the organization of improperly billing Medicaid programs, saying state-law attorney immunity doesn't apply.

  2. March 04, 2025

    Planned Parenthood Win, Aetna Deal And Trans Care Rulings

    The Trump administration has been barred from enforcing portions of executive orders targeting funding for gender-affirming care. Here, Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at these and other significant cases and decisions that shaped the healthcare industry over the last week.

  3. February 26, 2025

    Planned Parenthood Immune From FCA Suit, 5th Circ. Says

    Planned Parenthood is entitled to attorney immunity, the Fifth Circuit said Wednesday in a case that had accused the organization of improperly billing Medicaid programs for millions after losing its Medicaid credentials.

  4. March 13, 2024

    Planned Parenthood Foe Calls Immunity Claim 'Half-Baked'

    Attorneys for a pseudonymous relator who sued Planned Parenthood over allegations that it improperly billed Medicaid programs urged the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday to reject the group's position that it was shielded by attorney immunity, calling the entity's argument "half-baked."

  5. February 13, 2024

    Planned Parenthood Says Immunity Ignored In FCA Case

    Planned Parenthood told the Fifth Circuit that a district court's bases for rejecting its immunity defenses should be rejected, in its opening brief in its appeal in a False Claims Act suit that accuses the group of improperly billing Medicaid programs in Texas and Louisiana for millions after losing its Medicaid credentials.  

  6. December 20, 2023

    Top Government Contract Cases Of 2023: Year In Review

    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.

  7. December 19, 2023

    Planned Parenthood Appeal In FCA Case Called Frivolous

    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."