KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The United States has reached a settlement with Knoxville, Tennessee,-based Covenant Health over claims that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The settlement Friday comes in the case of a deaf man who alleged that he was denied effective communication during emergency department visits and an in-patient admission at Parkwest Medical Center.
The Dept. of Justice commended both the patient and Covenant Health, saying the settlement will improve accommodations for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
On Wednesday morning, Knoxville Police officers rushed to Pellissippi Parkway near Interstate 40 after a fatal crash occurred. According to the officials, a woman was taken out of her own car after she ran crashing into the tree. The incident happened at around 8:15 a.m.