Pennsylvania's restaurants don't owe patrons a duty to perform the Heimlich maneuver if they begin to choke, a Superior Court panel has ruled in a case of first impression. Instead, the judges held, calling an ambulance for a choking diner is the most an eatery should be legally obligated to do. In reaching their decision, the judges cited opinions from high courts in other jurisdictions, including the Wyoming and Nevada Supreme Courts.
February 15, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Pennsylvania’s restaurants do not owe patrons a duty to perform the Heimlich maneuver on them if they begin to choke, a Superior Court panel has ruled in a case of first impression.
Instead, the judges held, calling an ambulance for a choking diner is the most an eatery should be legally obligated to do.
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