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February 2015

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LEGAL
AFFAIRS

By Mary M.
Bearden and
Allison Shelton,
Brown & Fortunato,
P.C.
On January 5, 2015, the
U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Texas
dismissed claims brought
by a physician under the
Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) against a hospital
system. In Luedecke v. Tenet Healthcare
Corp., Dr. Robert Luedecke claimed that
the hospital system violated the ADA by
retaliating against him and by refusing to
grant his request for accommodation.
Dr. Luedecke is an anesthesiologist who
had privileges in the system’s San Antonio
hospitals. As a member of the hospitals’
medical staffs, Dr. Luedecke provided
anesthesia services when requested by

Court dismi