Title: Louise DiGiulio v. Gran, Inc.

State: new-york

Issuer: New York Appellate Court

Document:

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This memorandum is uncorrected and subject to revision before
publication in the New York Reports.
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No. 178  SSM 18
Louise DiGiulio, &c.,
            Appellant,
        v.
Gran, Inc., &c., et al.,
            Respondents.
(And a third-party action.)
Submitted by David S. Gould, for appellant.
Submitted by Douglas S. Langholz, for respondents.
MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed,
with costs. 
Assuming arguendo that General Business Law § 627-a
implicitly created a duty for defendants to use the automated
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external defibrillator (AED) the section required them to provide
at their facility, plaintiff cannot recover because she failed to
raise a triable issue of fact demonstrating that defendants' or
their employees' failure to access the AED was grossly negligent
(see General Business Law § 627-a [3]; Public Health Law § 3000-
a).  Defendants also did not breach any common-law duty to render
aid to the decedent.   
Plaintiff's remaining contention lacks merit.   
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On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules,
order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.  Chief Judge Lippman
and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones
concur.
Decided June 14, 2011
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