$ 2,250,000.00 settlement for 42 year old injured in health club

$ 2,250,000.00 post verdict settlement to a 42 year old male who suffered severe injuries in a health club. This case involved the negligence of a health club in failing to have an AED (automated external defibrillator) available to defibrillate patrons who suffered sudden cardiac arrest resulting from strenuous exercise. For every minute that goes by without defibrillation when one suffers cardiac arrest, the chance of survival without brain damage diminishes by some ten percent. In addition, the plaintiff claimed that the health club in question failed to have adequately trained staff and failed to administer adequate life saving procedures such as CPR and/or oxygen in an emergency situation. Our client suffered cardiac arrest while exercising: and due to the delay in defibrillation, administration of CPR and/or oxygen before the paramedics arrived, he suffered severe and permanent brain damage. The case was settled by a "high-low" settlement agreement at the conclusion of the trial. 

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