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EMTALA Laboring Along 30 Years Later

By Robert M. Wolin on May 16, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), despite being enacted more than 30 years ago, has produced a case examining the applicability of malpractice damages limitations that bears watching. In Scott v. Ruston Louisiana Hospital Company, the court examined whether state medical malpractice caps are applicable to an EMTALA case. A young patient … Continue Reading

Obligations During the Ebola Crisis: Ethical and Practical Considerations

By Robert M. Wolin on October 31, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized

Providers and health professionals face many challenges in the shifting sands of the Ebola response, including the extent of their duties to each other and their patients and their obligations under a myriad of laws, including OSHA, ADA, FMLA, EMTALA, Title VII and similar state laws. For example, can a hospital require a nurse or … Continue Reading