RAMOS-CRUZ v. CENTRO MÉDICO DEL TURABO

No. 10-1203.

642 F.3d 17 (2011)

José RAMOS-CRUZ and Deborah López-Pagán, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. CENTRO MÉDICO DEL TURABO d/b/a Hospital HIMA San Pablo Fajardo and HIMA San Pablo Captive Insurance Company Limited, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 8, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Mudd for appellants.

Orlando H. Martínez-Echeverría with whom Fernando E. Agrait , was on brief for appellees.

Before TORRUELLA, SILER, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


SILER, Circuit Judge.

José Ramos-Cruz and Deborah López-Pagan (collectively "Plaintiffs") filed suit under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act ("EMTALA") after their son died following a hospital transfer. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. For the reasons stated below, we AFFIRM.

I.

Plaintiffs filed suit under EMTALA, 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, against defendants Centro M...

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