EMTALA: HOSPITAL PREVAILS IN DECADE-OLD EMTALA CASE
A ten-year-old patient anti-dumping case that worked its way all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court and back may finally be coming to an end - with the hospital in the case scoring a victory.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals April 9 shot down the plaintiff's appeal of a jury verdict in Roberts v. Galen of Virginia Inc. (No. 93-00544). The case centered on care provided to Wanda Johnson, who was rushed to a Galen of Virginia hospital after being hit by a truck. Two months later, she was transferred to a skilled...
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