LIESE v. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HOSP. DIST.

No. 10-15968.

701 F.3d 334 (2012)

Susan LIESE, James Liese, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT, Indian River Memorial Hospital, Inc., d.b.a. Indian River Medical Center, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew W. Dietz , Law Office of Matthew Dietz, Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Susan N. Eisenberg , Jennifer Taylor Williams , Akerman Senterfitt, LLP, Miami, FL, Lewis W. Murphy, Jr. , Casey Walker , Murphy & Walker, PL, Vero Beach, FL, Brian Russell , Mancuso & Dias, PA, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Elliot Burt Kula , Daniel M. Samson , Kula & Samson, LLP, Aventura, FL, for Florida Hospital Association, Amicus Curiae.

Marc Charmatz , Silver Springs, MD, for National Association of the Deaf, National Disability Rights Network, Interested Parties — Amici Curiae.

Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, and MARCUS and FAY, Circuit Judges.


MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, Susan and James Liese, the plaintiffs, challenge the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Indian River Memorial Hospital, Inc. ("IRMH" or the "Hospital"). The Lieses, who both suffer from severe hearing impairment, brought this suit against IRMH under § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (the "RA" or "Rehabilitation Act"), 29 U.S.C. § 794, and Florida state law alleging a failure...

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