Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Shopping Mall
By Daniel Hawn
Published on December 16, 2005
A man from Denver, Colorado recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a local mall claiming that his daughter's death would have been prevented if security guards had used automatic defibrillators after she collapsed.
Patrick Rollins, 49, filed the lawsuit against Cherry Creek mall on behalf of the death of his adoptive daughter, Memorie Purser.
Purser, 18, had a pacemaker because of a condition she suffered known as long Q-T syndrome. On November 14, 2003, during a shift at the American Eagle Outfitters store where she worked, Purser suffered a series of seizures.
Rollins' lawsuit states that Purser's co-workers called Cherry Creek's security guards because they were the only ones able to use the mall's defibrillators. The phone call was not answered, however, which forced one of Purser's co-workers to leave the store and locate a guard, the suit states.
When a guard was located, he failed to use the defibrillators, the suit alleges.
Purser was taken to a local hospital where she died within hours of her collapse.
Rollins' claims that his daughter's life would have been spared if the guards had used defibrillators on her. His lawsuit alleges negligence on the part of the mall and the company from which the security guards came.
A representative for Cherry Creek mall expressed sorrow over the loss of Purser, however declined to comment on specific matters relating to the case because of its ongoing nature.
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