Legal Opinion

Malavé Sastre v. Hospital Doctor's Center, Inc.

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided March 10, 2000No. CIV.99-1833 (JP)PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

PIERAS, District Judge.

I.INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

Because jurisdiction in the above-captioned case hinges on whether Plaintiffs have a cause of action under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, the Court ordered the parties to submit briefs on whether Plaintiffs have an alleged cause of action under EMTALA. The Court has before it the memoranda of law filed by Plaintiffs (docket No. 26) and Defendant Hospital Doctor’s Center (docket No. 25) pertaining to this matter.

Plaintiffs in this case are Vianey Malavé Sastre (“Malavé”),…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. Joseph Osborn and Pamela Osborn, Individually and as Father and Mother and Guardians Ad Litem of Shawna Osborn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  4. Gibbs v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. Thomson v. GaskillSupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Moses v. Providence Hospital & Medical Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  2. Torres Otero v. Hospital General MenonitaDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2000
  3. Guzman Ex Rel. Guzman v. Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2009
  4. Marrero v. Hospital Hermanos Melendez, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2003
  5. Medero Díaz v. Grupo De Empresas De SaludDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2000

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