Vanderlan v. Jackson HMA LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION W. BLAKE VANDERLAN, M.D. PLAINTIFF V. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:23-CV-258-DPJ-FKB JACKSON HMA, LLC D/B/A CENTRAL DEFENDANT MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER A/K/A MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL – JACKSON ORDER Defendant Jackson HMA, LLC, asks the Court to dismiss Plaintiff W. Blake Vanderlan’s retaliation claim brought under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd. Mot. [27]. After briefing, the sole remaining question is whether Vanderlan was a hospital employee; if not, then he would fall…