Legal Opinion
Barris v. County of Los Angeles
California Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1999No. S067733PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*105Opinion
MOSK, J.
In this matter, a hospital operated by the County of Los Angeles (hereafter the County) transferred Mychelle Williams to another hospital without providing treatment required to stabilize her emergency medical condition, in violation of section 1395dd of title 42 of the United States Code, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). She died shortly thereafter. Dawnelle Barris, Mychelle’s mother, was awarded damages for the EMTALA violation, including $1,350,000 in noneconomic damages.
We granted review to address the question whether the award was subject to…
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