Fresenius Medical v. Puerto Rico

322 F.3d 56

• Court: Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• Decided: April 24, 2003
• Docket: 02-1763
• Status: Published

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

No. 02-1763

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE CARDIOVASCULAR RESOURCES, INC.,

Plaintiff, Appellee,

v.

PUERTO RICO AND THE CARIBBEAN CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER CORP.,

Defendant, Appellant.

ERRATA SHEET

The opinion of this Court, issued on March 6, 2003, is amended as follows:

At the bottom of the text (l. 24) on p. 15, insert: "Hess addressed the two questions of whether the state meant to confer immunity and of whether Congress had ratified that conferral. An affirmative answer to the first question may not be dispositive even where creation of the entity does not involve a question of congressional ratification. The ultimate issue is still a federal question for the courts to decide."

At p. 27, l. 19, add this footnote after "binding.": "PRCCCC has not provided any authority to support a claim that Section 20 is binding. Even if Section 20 were binding, that would not be dispositive. The Commonwealth could choose to meet an obligation by contracting with a private corporation or by other means."

At p. 29, l. 1-2, delete "The provision of medical care, in our economy, is not primarily a state function." and insert, "Medical care in Puerto Rico, as in the United States, is provided by a combination of private and public sector entities."