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Articles Tagged With: punitive

  • $1.45 Million EMTALA Award Despite Rendering Aid

    The Kentucky Supreme Court recently affirmed an award of punitive damages against a hospital for violating the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act that was 386 times the hospital’s share of compensatory damages. The jury originally awarded $1.5 million in punitive damages against the hospital, which was later reduced to $1.45 million.