Murray v. Plainfield Rescue Squad

In this wrongful-death/survival action, the Plainfield Rescue Squad is alleged to have unreasonably—and therefore negligent ly—delayed the transport of a gunshot victim to a nearby hospital, thereby causing his death. The individual members of the Rescue Squad are not the subject of the civil suit. The only issue before this Court is whether N.J.S.A 26:2K-29 provides immunity to the Rescue Squad as an entity, regardless of any negligent delay in *584transporting the victim. The trial court found that the Rescue Squad was statutorily immune from suit and therefore entered summary judgment in favor…