Morris County Superior Court Judge W. Hunt Dumont declined to grant summary judgment in favor of the key defendants, Morristown Medical Center, Dr. Andrew Youseff and several nurses for their role in prolonging the life of a patient named Suzanna Stica.

“Defendants violated Ms. Stica’s rights when they resuscitated her against the clear directives,” Dumont said in a statement of reasons dated Sept. 15 and recently obtained by the Law Journal.

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