Legal Opinion
Vázquez-Rivera v. Hospital Episcopal San Lucas, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 28, 2009No. Civil 08-2223 (JP)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JAIME PIERAS, JR., Senior District Judge.
Before the Court is a motion to dismiss (No. 17) filed by Defendant Hospital Episcopal San Lucas (“the Hospital”). Plaintiffs did not timely oppose this motion. 1 Also before the Court is a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ supplemental claims (No. 23) filed by Defendant Luis A. AcostaGarcía, M.D. (“Acosta”), which was not opposed by Plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs filed the instant lawsuit pursuant to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, and Articles 1802 and 1803 of the Puerto Rico Civil Code, P.R.…
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- Rodriguez-Ortiz v. Margo Caribe, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- Correa v. Hospital San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Rumford Pharmacy, Inc. v. City of East ProvidenceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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