Legal Opinion
Biles v. Department of Health and Human Services
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 21, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2011-1997PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Brian Biles, MD, MPH (“Dr. Biles”), brings an action against defendant U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2012), for injunctive relief, claiming that HHS is unlawfully withholding information that Dr. Biles requested in a proper FOIA request. HHS claims that the information is properly withheld under FOIA’s Exemption Four because the release of the information would cause substantial competitive harm to the private health insurance companies that…
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