• Costin v. Glens Falls Hospital

    Publication Date: 2024-06-21
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Taleah E. Jennings, John P. Mixon, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY, on the briefs, Frances Rodriguez, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Glens Falls Hospital, Kevin M. Grassi, M.D., Stacy L. Ralph, Jennifer Nix, Amy Hooper, Jodie Smith, Stephanie Dechene, and Alycia N. Gregory: Eric C. Schwenker, McPhillips Fitzgerald & Cullum LLP, Glens Falls, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Nicole Bennett: Barbara D. Goldberg, Rosaleen T. McCrory, Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP, White Plains, NY, on the brief, Christopher J. Daniel, Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP, White Plains, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Karen Ranttila: Cathleen Kelly Rebar, Patrick Jones Healey, RebarKelly, Blue Bell, PA. For Amicus Curiae the United States, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Samuel R. Bagenstos, General Counsel, Stephanie O. Akpa, Deputy General Counsel, Aaron D. Schuman, Megan Dixon, Cary LaCheen, Attorneys, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC; Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General, Nicolas Y. Riley, Attorney, Appellate Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, on the brief, Jonathan L. Backer, Attorney, Appellate Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC.

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