MERCADO-BURGOS v. HOSPITAL DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE

Civil No. 07-2207 (FAB).

607 F.Supp.2d 299 (2009)

Juan David MERCADO-BURGOS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. HOSPITAL DR. CAYETANO COLL Y TOSTE, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

April 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irma R. Valldejuli-Perez, Moreda (M)Moreda, P.S.C., San Juan, PR, for Plaintiffs.

Giovanni Picorelli-Ayala, De Corral & De Mier, Shakira Santiago-Rivera, Quinones Tridas Law Office, PSC, San Juan, PR, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BESOSA, District Judge.

This case is before the Court pursuant to the provisions of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (ETALA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq. Supplemental jurisdiction is invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1367 because of alleged medical malpractice, a tort claim pursuant to articles 1802 and 1803 of the Civil Code, Laws of P.R.Ann. tit. 31, §§ 5141, 5142.

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