Feb. 17, 2026
Judge weighs class status in race-based kidney scoring suit
A federal judge considers certifying a class action alleging UNOS and Cedars-Sinai used race-based kidney function calculations that delayed Black patients' transplant wait times and harmed thousands nationwide.
A federal judge is considering whether to grant class action status to a lawsuit alleging that a race-based medical calculation systematically pushed thousands of Black patients to the back of the line for life-saving kidney transplants.
U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong in Los Angeles took a motion for class certification under submission on Thursday while denying longstanding joint motions by the defendants, United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and Cedars-Sinai ...
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