Legal Opinion

Adams-Erazo v. Hospital San Gerardo

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided July 24, 2015No. Civil No. 13-1918 (FAB)Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BESOSA, District Judge.

Before the Court is the motion for summary judgment filed by defendant Hospital San Gerardo (“HSG”). (Docket No. 50.) For the reasons discussed below, the Court DENIES the motion.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs, who are surviving family members of Eric Adams-Ramos (“Adams”), filed suit against HSG, Dr. Ramon Ochoa-Salcedo, and SIMED 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. Laws Ann. tit. 31 §§ 5141-42. (Docket No. 1.) Plaintiffs…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Carnegie-Mellon University v. CohillSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Correa v. Hospital San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
  4. DePoutot v. RaffaellyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
  5. McGrath v. TavaresCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014

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