Legal Opinion
Saltares v. HOSPITAL SAN PABLO INC.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 19, 2005No. Civ. 03-1329(PG)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JUAN M. PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.
Plaintiff Francisco Flores-Saltares and Olga E. Ruiz Flores (“plaintiffs”) filed suit against Hospital San Pablo, Inc.; UHS of Puerto Rico, Inc.; the Puerto Rico Guarantee Association (“PRGA”); and PHICO Insurance Company; claiming Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”) and medical malpractice violations.
At the eve of trial, PRGA reasserted its claim 1 that this Court lacked jurisdiction over plaintiffs’ EMTALA claim inasmuch as their filing in state court did not toll the two year limitations period for filing before…
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