Supreme Court: Emotional Distress Damages Are Not Recoverable Under ACA Section 1557 and Rehab Act Section 504 | Practical Law
In a dispute arising from a physical therapy provider's failure to furnish a plaintiff an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter, the Supreme Court held that emotional distress damages were not recoverable under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.