Legal Opinion
Fraticelli-Torres v. Hospital Hermanos
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 13, 2008No. 07-2397PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Nivia Fraticelli Torres appeals from a district court grant of summary judgment, dismissing her claim under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq., against the hospital and physicians who treated her decedent spouse for a fatal coronary condition. We affirm.
A
Appellant’s husband, Guillermo Bonilla Colon, went to the Hospital Hermanos Melendez’s emergency room (ER) on the evening of June 25, 2003, complaining that he had suffered intermittent severe chest pains and arrhythmia over the course of the previous two days. Pursuant to established…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Bernie Harry, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Lisa Normil, Deceased v. Wayne Marchant, M.D., Ali Bazzi, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Richard Thomas, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Chyrl Thomas v. Christ Hospital and Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Lopez-Soto v. HawayekCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- del Carmen Guadalupe v. Negron-AgostoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
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