U.S. Court in Mississippi Allows EMTALA Screening Claim Despite Inpatient Admission
- May 17, 2024
A plaintiff sufficiently asserted disparate treatment to survive dismissal of his claim that a hospital failed to provide an “appropriate screening examination” under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) when he arrived at its emergency room unable to move his legs following spinal surgery, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi held May 15.
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