Michele Haddad v. Florida
May 24, 2010 A brief by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) was filed in support of a lawsuit, Michele Haddad v. Florida, against the state of Florida. The lawsuit challenged Florida's policy of withholding waiver services for persons with brain or spinal cord injuries unless they entered a nursing home for 60 days. Florida had refused to provide community-based services without the plaintiff being institutionalized which violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The plaintiff was granted a preliminary injunction. Download the Report . . .
