Purpura et al v. Sebelius et al :: Health Care Lawsuits

Purpura et al v. Sebelius et al

District:

District of New Jersey

Plaintiffs:

Nicholas E. Purpura, Donald R. Laster, Jr., et al.

Defendants:

Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury, Hilda Solis, Secretary of the Department of Labor

Judge:

Garrett E. Brown, Jr., presiding, Douglas E. Arpert, referral

Case number:

3:10-cv-04814

Details:

Plaintiffs of this case challenge on "material fact" that the Patient Protection and Accountability Act is unconstitutional on the basis that the legislators who signed the Act into law did so in an illegal manner, forgoing many sections of the U.S. Constitution. The major allegation in the complaint holds that the Defendants have successfully and illegally expanded government through the signing of the PPACA.

Status: This case is now on appeal at the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

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