Former Opioid User Revives Disability Bias Suit Against Hospital

A Glens Falls, NY, hospital will face claims that it discriminated against a pregnant recovering substance abuser based on her disability, a federal appeals court said.

Nicole Costin plausibly alleged that, during labor and delivery, Glens Falls Hospital violated the federal Americans with Disabilities and Rehabilitation Acts when it tested her for illicit drugs without her consent and reported her to state child protection authorities even though the test results were negative, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said Wednesday.

The court partially vacated the lower court’s dismissal of the complaint, which was based on a finding ...