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ROBERTS v. GALEN OF VA., INC.

No. 97-53.

525 U.S. 249 (1999)

ROBERTS, guardian for JOHNSON v. GALEN OF VIRGINIA, INC., formerly dba HUMANA HOSPITALUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, dba UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL

United States Supreme Court.

Decided January 13, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Mattingly III argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

James A. Feldman argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Hunger, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, and Barbara C. Biddle.

Carter G. Phillips argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Jacqueline Gerson Cooper and Thomas S. Calder.*

Per Curiam.

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), as added by § 9121(b) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 100 Stat. 164, and as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1395dd, places obligations of screening and stabilization upon hospitals and emergency rooms that receive patients suffering from an "emergency medical condition." The Court of Appeals held that in order to recover in a suit alleging a violation of §...

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