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Nossaman LLP

EMTALA and Emergency Stabilization: Implications for Hospitals and Medical Staffs Highlighted by a Recent Medical Malpractice Case

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The ongoing case Jhumra v. Orange County Global Medical Center (OCGMC) stems from an alleged delay in care and serves as a stark reminder of the legal obligations for hospitals and medical staffs under the Emergency Medical...more

Burr & Forman

The Largest EMTALA Settlement Underscores the Difficulty of Treating Behavioral Health Patients in the Emergency Room

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On June 2, 2017, Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed Health and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General entered into the largest settlement under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act...more

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EMTALA Laboring Along 30 Years Later

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The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), despite being enacted more than 30 years ago, has produced a case examining the applicability of malpractice damages limitations that bears watching. In...more

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Do State Med Mal Caps Apply to EMTALA Cases?

State limitations on medical malpractice recoveries seem to be under almost daily attack. The latest serious threat comes from Louisiana, where a federal district court has authorized an interlocutory appeal of his ruling...more

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Alert: 2016 Round-Up: Key Decisions Affecting Connecticut Health Care Providers

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Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual...more

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