NEW YORK (360Dx) – The Arizona attorney general's office plans to sue Theranos and its subsidiaries for its "long-running scheme of deceptive acts and misrepresentations," it said in a public solicitation issued earlier this month.

In its request for proposal, the Arizona AG seeks outside counsel to help it as it pursues legal action against the beleaguered company, once a highflier in the life science and biotechnology space, which more recently has run into trouble with the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.