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TORRETTI v. MAIN LINE HOSPITALS, INC.

No. 08-1525.

580 F.3d 168 (2009)

Christopher TORRETTI; Honey Torretti, as parents & natural guardians of Christopher J. Torretti, a minor, and in their own right, Appellants v. MAIN LINE HOSPITALS, INC., d/b/a Paoli Memorial Hospital; Andrew Gerson, M.D.; Main Line Perinatal Associates; Mark Finnegan, M.D.; Patricia McConnell, M.D.; McConnell, Peden, Belden & Associates; Lankenau Hospital.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed September 2, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara R. Axelrod, Esquire, (Argued), James E. Beasley, Jr., Esquire, Dion G. Rassias, Esquire, The Beasley Firm, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Daniel F. Ryan, III, Esquire, O'Brien & Ryan, Plymouth Meeting, PA, Peter J. Hoffman, Esquire, (Argued), Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees.

Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, AMBRO, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

This is our first opportunity to confront the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act ("EMTALA" or the "Act"). 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, et seq. Among other things, the Act forbids hospitals from refusing to treat individuals with emergency conditions, a practice often referred to as "patient dumping."

Appellants Christopher and Honey Torretti's son, Christopher, was born with severe brain...

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