Court: Facility Wasn’t Obligated To Have CPR Equipment On Hand

Dec 8, 2006

A New York State trial court has granted summary judgment to a basketball facility and the company that owns it, which was sued for negligence after a basketball player collapsed and died of a heart attack during a game at the facility.   The court held, specifically, that the defendants were not “required to maintain resuscitation equipment or a medically-trained staff during basketball games,” which was the basis of the plaintiff’s complaint.   The incident occurred on December
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