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What’s New in Health Law

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New Cases

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a lower court’s dismissal of a patient’s lawsuit which alleged that the hospital where she gave birth discriminated against her in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and several state laws. Costin v. Glen Falls Hosp.

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