United States Third Circuit
BROWN v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEP'T OF HEALTH EMERGENCY MED. SERV. TRAINING INST., 01-3234
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Because no constitutional right exists to rescue services, competent or otherwise, a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on EMT's failure to save a child's life did not state a constitutional claim.
Appellate Information
- Argued 04/18/2002
- Decided 08/08/2002
- Published 08/08/2002
Judges
- BEFORE: NYGAARD, AMBRO, and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Third Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- David J. Berney, (Argued), Nancy G. Rhoads, Sheller Ludwig & Badey, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Jane L. Istvan, (Argued), Richard G. Feder, City of Philadelphia Law Department, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees.