Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of Target after a family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the retail giant, alleging that their failure to have an AED on the premises was in violation of state law.
Mary Ann Verdugo, 49, was shopping at a Target store in Pico Rivera, CA when she suffered a sudden heart attack. Though paramedics were called, they were unable to revive Verdugo upon their arrival.
Had an AED been available, there would still have been no guarantee that Verdugo would have survived.
But one thing’s for sure. She would have had a MUCH better chance than the one she actually had.