Supreme Court: No Emotional Distress Damages In ACA Discrimination Case

Mealey's (April 28, 2022, 12:49 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Contract law traditionally excludes emotional distress damages, and once it is clear that federal funding recipients are unlikely to expect such damages, it is a “straightforward” conclusion that they are unavailable under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and a related anti-discrimination statute, a divided U.S. Supreme Court said April 28....