Nursing Intern Loses Bid to Revive Lawsuit Over Service Dog Use

A University of Michigan-Flint nursing student who was granted, and then denied, permission to use a service dog while working an education-related rotation at an area hospital lacked claims under federal and state disability bias laws, the Sixth Circuit said in a novel ruling.

The decision appears to be the first to consider under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act how a healthcare provider should reasonably accommodate service animal use in public facilities.

“To our knowledge, no circuit courts have had occasion” to address the issue, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said Nov. 9. ...