Federal Judge Lets Deaf Man’s ACA Discrimination Case Proceed

Mealey's (March 9, 2022, 1:50 PM EST) -- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A deaf man who had conceded he will not return to a hospital where he believes he suffered discrimination lacks standing for injunctive relief, but his allegations support his Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act discrimination claims against both the hospital and its parent company, a federal judge in Tennessee said March 8 in partly granting and partly denying the defendants’ motion for summary judgment....