Diabetes legal advocacy comes of age

Diabetes Spectrum

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-179

  Greene, Michael A ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b Rosenthal and Greene PC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; REVIEW;

EID: 33749655818     PISSN: 10409165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diaspect.19.3.171     Document Type: Review

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16. E.g., Federal Aviation Administration Pilots' Protocol, 14 C.F.R. § 67.401 and Fed. Reg. 226 at 39282 (11/21/96)
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20. 176 F.3d 840 (5th Cir. 1999)
21. 304 F.2d 493 (5th Cir. 2002)
22. 342 F.3d 1032 (9th Cir. 2003)
23. 392 F.3d 896 (7th Cir. 2004)
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26. E.g., Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line, 125 S.Ct. 2169 (2005) (application of the Americans With Disabilities Act to foreign-flagged cruise ships in U.S. waters);
27. Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509 (2004) (Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to state to vindicate right of access to courts);
28. Chevron USA v. Exhazabal, 536 U.S. 73 (2002) (the nature and scope of the direct threat defense to employment discrimination);
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33. Previously, the Association partnered with DREDF in two day-care cases involving diabetes management issues for students. Stuthard v. Kinder Care Learning Centers, Case no. C2-96-0185 (USDC So. Ohio, 1996)
34. and Davis v. LaPetite Academy, Case no. CIV 97-0083-PHX-SMM (USDC Ariz. 1997), both of which also involved the DOJ and both of which settled successfully.
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