Bryant v. Adventist Health System/West

PAEZ, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, the heirs of minor decedent David Bryant (“David”), brought this wrongful death action against Redbud Community Hospital (“Redbud”) for damages and injunctive relief for, among other things, violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTA-LA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, commonly known as the “Patient Anti-Dumping Act.” Plaintiffs alleged that when David sought care from Redbud’s emergency room, the emergency room staff failed to detect his emergency medical condition and then discharged him without stabilizing his condition, in violation of…