Hospital, Doctor Seek Re-Do of Patient Disability Bias Appeal

Medical providers accused of refusing to properly treat a patient based on his inability to walk or talk are seeking a second chance to convince a federal appeals court they shouldn’t have to face disability bias claims.

St. David’s Healthcare Partnership LP and physician Viet Vo filed separate petitions Wednesday for a rehearing by the full US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. A three-judge panel departed from established law by reviving claims made by the man’s family disputing their treatment decisions, they said.

It was “the first federal appeals court to conclude that disability discrimination claims can arise ...