Zimmerman Law Offices & the Dann Law Firm file Federal Class Action suit against credentialing body for falsely reporting son...
April 10 2017 - 6:59PM
Business Wire
Lawsuit claims certification body ARDMS
reported that sonographers who passed critical exam had failed and
that false reports led to job loss, demotions, and other negative
consequences
Attorneys Thomas Zimmerman, Jr. of the Chicago-based Zimmerman
Law Offices and former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann of the
Cleveland-based Dann Law Firm today filed a federal class action
suit against the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical
Sonography (ARDMS), the body that administers examinations and
awards credentials to professionals who utilize ultrasound
technology. The suit alleges ARDMS falsely reported that sonography
professionals who took certification exams between September 2016
and March 2017 failed the tests when they had, in fact, passed, and
that those false reports harmed affected professionals in a number
of ways.
The case, Stephanie Miller and Mary Alyce Dawson v. Inteleos,
Inc. f/k/a American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography,
Inc., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of Ohio.
The lead plaintiffs, sonography professionals who received
erroneous examination scores, represent all sonographers throughout
the United States impacted by ARDMS’ actions. The lawsuit seeks
damages for lost wages, lost employment opportunities, and damage
to the sonographers’ professional reputations resulting from the
false report that they failed their certification examinations.
ARDMS, which boasts that its credentials have been awarded
to more than 90,000 medical professionals worldwide and are
recognized as the international standard in the field, certifies
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS), Registered
Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS), Registered Vascular
Technologist (RVT), Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSKS),
Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI), and
Registered in Musculoskeletal (RMSK) Sonography. Inteleos, Inc.,
the organization that governs and manages ARDMS is the defendant in
the lawsuit.
“Because it denotes a lack of competency, knowledge and
expertise in sonography, there is a serious stigma associated with
failure to pass the credentialing examination,” Attorney Zimmerman
said. Attorney Dann noted that as a result of the false reporting
of failing scores, sonography professionals across the country
suffered harm to their professional reputation, lost their jobs,
were denied employment opportunities, and had to sit for the
certification examination a second time even though they had
already passed the examination.
A copy of the complaint is available upon request. Attorneys
Zimmerman and Dann will be available for interviews and the lead
plaintiffs may also be available to speak with the media on a
limited basis.
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Zimmerman Law Offices, PCThomas A. Zimmerman,
Jr.tom@attorneyzim.com77 W. Washington Street, Suite 1220Chicago,
IL 60602(312) 440-0020 telephonewww.attorneyzim.comorThe Dann Law
Firm Co., LPAMarc E. Dannmdann@dannlaw.com2728 Euclid Avenue, Suite
300Cleveland, OH 44115(216) 452-1026www.dannlaw.com