Hugh O’Neill received a defense verdict in a professional liability action in Franklin County. 

Decedent Plaintiff was admitted to Defendant facility from a nursing home in Western Pennsylvania. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant violated the standard of care in failing to provide CPR when Decedent patient was found dead in his room. 

Defendant facility had a policy wherein it did not utilize heroic measures, which included CPR.  Defendant facility was not required by law to perform CPR or have such a policy in place.  This information was provided to Plaintiff and his family in the admission packet.  Decedent’s family failed to sign and return the admitting paperwork for him prior to his death.

Hugh is a Partner at Thomas, Thomas and Hafer LLP with 13 years of trial experience, concentrating his practice in the defense of professional liability, health care law and nursing home administration.