Jane Doe et al v. Xavier Becerra et al
Case Number:
8:19-cv-02105
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Constitutional - State Statute
Judge:
Firms
- Dowd Bennett
- King & Spalding
- Latham & Watkins
- Morgan Lewis
- Nelson Mullins
- Orrick Herrington
- WilmerHale
Companies
- American Kidney Fund Inc.
- California Medical Association
- Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGAA
- Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
Sectors & Industries:
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April 08, 2026
Calif. Dialysis Bill Violates 1st Amendment, 9th Circ. Says
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday struck down provisions of a California law that aims to restrict dialysis providers' ability to profit from patients receiving health insurance premium assistance from nonprofit charities, ruling in a published opinion that the provisions violated nonprofit American Kidney Fund's and dialysis providers' First Amendment rights.
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January 02, 2020
Blocking Calif. Dialysis Law Will Serve Public, Judge Says
Just two days before a new law was set to take effect, a California federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the state statute that patients with end-stage renal disease claim would kill a program that helps them afford dialysis treatment, saying some patients would face "potentially life-threatening" treatment disruptions.
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November 04, 2019
American Kidney Fund Says Calif. Law Puts Patients At Risk
The American Kidney Fund Inc. and Dialysis Patient Citizens Inc. have sued the state of California over a new law set to take effect in January, arguing that the statute was meant to kill a program that helps those with end-stage renal disease afford their health care.