Mealey's ( August 22, 2024, 1:20 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 21 affirmed the dismissal with prejudice of a nonprofit AIDS health care provider’s lawsuit against a vendor for violating federal health care regulations and California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by failing to negotiate “sub-ceiling” prices on its behalf, finding that the provider is not an “intended beneficiary” under the relevant regulations....