Legal Opinion
Smith v. Richmond Memorial Hospital
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 17, 1992No. Record 910585PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy
In this case we consider whether the trial court properly sustained a demurrer without leave to amend on the ground that the motion for judgment failed to state a cause of action under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Women in Active Labor provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA or the Act), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd (1988).
The circumstances of this case involve the medical treatment of a pregnant woman who subsequently gave birth to a child. We recite the facts as set out in the pleadings, taken as true for the purposes of reviewing the trial court’s action on the…
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- Gatewood v. Washington Healthcare Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Cleland v. Bronson Health Care Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Rosalyn BROOKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DESERT HOSPITAL CORP., Defendant-Appellee, California Medical Association, AmicusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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