Legal Opinion
Romar v. Fresno Community Hospital & Medical Center
District Court, E.D. California
Decided October 10, 2008No. 1:03-cv-6668 AWI SMSPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON APPLICATION OF THE MICRA DAMAGES CAP TO PLAINTIFF’S EMTALA CLAIM
ANTHONY W. ISHII, Chief Judge.
This is an the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd (“EMTALA”) case that stems from three presentations to Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center’s (“FCH”) emergency room by minor Plaintiff Christina Romar in December 2002. At this point in the proceedings, it has become necessary to determine whether the $250,000 non-economic damages limitation of the California Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, California Civil Code § 3333.2 (“MICRA”), applies to…
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