Latest Posts › Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Share:

U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern District of Michigan Resolves ADA Investigation into Alleged Failure to Provide Auxiliary Aids...

On November 13, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced a far-reaching settlement agreement with Beaumont Health—the largest health care system in Michigan. ...more

Federal Magistrate Judge Recommends Allowing Discrimination Claim Against Health System for Failure to Provide Materials in...

Last month, a magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina recommended that plaintiffs’ claim of discrimination for failure to provide materials in Braille be permitted to...more

[Webinar] Are You Prepared? Digital Accessibility in the Healthcare Industry - July 16th, 2:00pm ET

The last several years have seen a dramatic increase in legal activity related to website and mobile application digital accessibility claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care...more

Hospital Defeats Disability-Discrimination Claim on Summary Judgment

Last month, a hospital in Louisiana defeated a disability-discrimination claim on summary judgment, and in doing so, provided a road map for healthcare providers defending against such claims. Rosario v. St. Tammany Parish...more

Disability-Discrimination Litigation is Heating Up in the Healthcare Industry

New litigation targeting large health systems in the Southeast and a new Department of Justice settlement agreement show that disability-discrimination in the healthcare industry is on the rise. ...more

Refusal to Provide Interpreter Results in an Award of Monetary Damages, Injunctive Relief, and Attorney’s Fees

On August 28, 2018, the Southern District of New York awarded monetary damages, injunctive relief, and attorney’s fees to a plaintiff who filed a discrimination complaint under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, Section...more

New Eleventh Circuit Opinion Broadens Healthcare Providers’ Exposure to Litigation for Failure to Provide Effective Communication...

On May 8th, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion with broad implications for healthcare providers, confirming the importance of ensuring effective communication with deaf or hearing-impaired patients....more

7 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide