Fighting for Planned Parenthood

For nearly two decades, we’ve been defending Planned Parenthood against legal assaults.

We got started in 2005, when anti-choice lawyers brought a federal case against every Planned Parenthood affiliate in California, claiming that Planned Parenthood had overbilled for contraceptives provided under government health care programs.  The lawsuit sought more than $600 million dollars in damages.  The stakes could not have been higher.  Over the ensuing five years, we persuaded the federal government not to intervene in the case, secured two dismissals, argued two appeals, and ultimately prevailed in a decision issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which exonerated Planned Parenthood of any wrongdoing [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ca9-12-56352/pdf/USCOURTS-ca9-12-56352-0.pdf].  You can hear our appellate argument here: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/video/?20160607/14-35017/ 

Planned Parenthood’s Seattle affiliate turned to us in 2015 when anti-choice lawyers against sought millions of dollars in a lawsuit faulting Planned Parenthood’s billing practices.  We got the case dismissed, and against prevailed on appeal [https://casetext.com/case/united-states-ex-rel-bloedow-v-planned-parenthood-of-the-great-nw-inc].  See the video of the appellate argument here: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/video/?20160607/14-35017/ 

Years later, Planned Parenthood opponents using false identities illegally recorded several Planned Parenthood employees and produced a series of false and misleading videos intended to suggest that Planned Parenthood was profiting off fetal tissue.  Planned Parenthood again turned to us to represent affiliates and individuals who were illegally recorded.  Criminal charges were brought against the anti-choice perpetrators for their violations of California’s anti-recorded statute, and we continue to represent the victims in those proceedings.

In 2020 and 2021, the Planned Parenthood affiliate in Pasadena was the target of a gunman who shot BB gun pellets at the health care center repeatedly.  When the man was arrested, he was in possession of multiple firearms, including a loaded .22 caliber pistol.  We brought the case to the attention of federal authorities, and they secured a conviction. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-29/convicted-felon-to-plead-guilty-to-bb-gun-attacks-on-planned-parenthood-in-pasadena

We are proud to stand with Planned Parenthood.