Ramos-Cruz v. Centro Medico Del Turabo

SILER, Circuit Judge.

José Ramos-Cruz and Deborah LópezPagan (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed suit under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”) after their son died following a hospital transfer. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. For the reasons stated below, we AFFIRM.

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Plaintiffs filed suit under EMTALA, 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, against defendants Centro Médico del Turabo d/b/a Hospital HIMA San Pablo Fajardo and the hospital’s insurer, HIMA San Pablo Captive Insurance Company Limited (collectively “Hospital”). Plaintiffs alleged the…