District Court Rules Against Plaintiffs in Matter Where BLG Filed Amicus Brief

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed a case brought by Congressman Henry Waxman and others against then Secretary of HHS Tommy Thompson. CV-04-3467 (C.D. Cal.). Plaintiffs had sued in an attempt to compel the Department to produce documents relating to the intentional underestimation of the potential costs of the 2003 Medicare Bill. BLG filed an Amicus brief in support of Plaintiffs on behalf of the Democratic House Leadership.

The court held that the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the case under Raines v. Byrd and dismissed the matter.