Legal Opinion
Cintron v. Pavia Hato Rey Hospital
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 27, 2007No. Civil 05-2077(SEC)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CASELLAS, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs, the widow and children of Luis Valentín-Cintrón, who died at Hospital Pavia in Hato Rey after attempting suicide by overdosing on medications, filed suit against Pavia Hospital and other defendants for violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd et seq, and medical malpractice. Pending before the Court is Co-defendant Pavía Hato Rey Hospital’s (hereinafter Pavia) Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket # 53), wherein it argues that no violation of EMTALA took place. Plaintiffs opposed…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Benitez-Rodriguez v. Hospital Pavia Hato Rey, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2008
- Cintrón v. Pavia Hato Rey HospitalDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2009
- Rivera v. Hospital Episcopal Cristo RedentorDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2009