Judge: Failure To Cure Communication Issues Keeps Couple’s Case Alive

Mealey's (August 7, 2019, 1:19 PM EDT) -- PHOENIX — Allegations that hospital defendants repeatedly ignored or redirected a couple’s requests for an interpreter, rendering communication impossible, support claims for discrimination under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other federal laws, a federal judge in Arizona held in an order granting summary judgment entered Aug. 6 (Daniel Bustos, et al. v. Dignity Health, et al., No. 17-2882, D. Ariz., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129969)....

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