On June 27, 2024, the United States Supreme Court temporarily restored the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) exception to Idaho’s abortion ban. As a result, Idaho hospitals may ...

Some states with laws that limit or ban abortion include carve-outs and exceptions for medical emergencies. These exceptions may protect providers from criminal and/or civil penalties, allowing them ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether doctors can provide abortions to pregnant women with medical emergencies in states that enact abortion bans. The ...

Last week, the US District Court for the District of Idaho entered another preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of Idaho’s Total Abortion Ban (IC § 18-622) if the abortion is necessary to ...

EMTALA remains the law, despite the Trump administration's revocation of related guidance, causing potential confusion among healthcare providers. The Dobbs decision has worsened women's health ...

3rd Party Has No Right to Bring EMTALA Action Against Hospital Summary Judgment on Stabilization Claim Denied to Ambulance-owning Hospital Increase in ED Visits for Drug-related Suicide Attempts 3rd ...

On March 23, 2009, the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana allowed the parents of their deceased son, who was examined in and discharged from a hospital ED, to pursue their claim ...

Credit: Getty Images This month’s Legal Advisor documents a case of a patient becoming acutely ill while away, and the proper steps the nurse practitioner took while in the emergency department. The ...