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SILVA v. BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC.

No. 16-10094.

856 F.3d 824 (2017)

Cheylla SILVA, John Paul Jebian, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., Baptist Hospital of Miami, Inc., South Miami Hospital, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 8, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew W. Dietz , Rachel Laura Goldstein , Disability Independence Group, Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Eric David Isicoff , Teresa Ragatz , Christopher Michael Yannuzzi , Isicoff Ragatz & Koenigsberg, PA, Miami, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Thomas E. Chandler , Dayna Zolle , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae United States of America.

Before HULL, MARTIN, and EBEL, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiffs Cheylla Silva and John Paul Jebian are profoundly deaf. On numerous occasions, they presented at Defendants' hospitals but allegedly could not communicate effectively with hospital staff because of the absence of certain auxiliary aids or services. Federal law requires, however, that healthcare providers offer appropriate...

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