Woman Wants Supreme Court Review Of 5th Circuit ACA Emotional Distress Ruling

Mealey's (September 15, 2020, 9:48 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Discrimination often imposes only emotional distress, and such damages should be available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other laws precluding the conduct, a deaf and blind woman allegedly denied an interpreter by her medical provider told the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 21 in a petition for writ of certiorari (Jane Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller PLLC, et al., No. 20-219, U.S. Sup.)....