Detroit Hospital, Deaf Patient Can't Avoid Trial In Disability Suit

By Carolyn Muyskens · March 22, 2024, 7:38 PM EDT

Detroit's Henry Ford Health System may face a jury trial in a deaf patient's lawsuit claiming she was denied an American Sign Language interpreter, with a Michigan federal judge refusing to...

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Documents

Opinion

Case Information

Case Title

Sparks v. Henry Ford Health System et al

Case Number

Court

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

June 18, 2021

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