One New Jersey woman showed up at Hofstra University last Thursday hoping to pass the Bar Exam. But instead, she ended up being the one needing a lawyer.
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NJ Woman Sues Bar Exam Proctors Ignored Medical Emergency
The woman, named Mary Jane Jung, who recently graduated from New York City's Fordham Law School, suffered a serious brain injury. While taking the Bar Exam. One that was so severe it caused her to lose consciousness. She also reportedly began to turn blue because of a lack of air supply.
But according to the New York Post, instead of stopping the exam to immediately tend to her, proctors continued to administer the law exams. The outlet also added.
"Emergency medical services were not immediately summoned. CPR was not promptly administered. AED equipment ... was not deployed during the critical early minutes. "The consequences were devastating," court documents stated, according to the outlet.
Additionally, test-takers who tried to assist Ms. Jung while she was struggling were "discouraged or admonished" for doing so.
Hofstra Hits Back at Jung's Accusations
However, Hofstra University hit back at the claims that they didn't act immediately. The school stated that they "immediately provided CPR and other life-saving measures." As they waited for paramedics to arrive on the scene.
Additionally, Carmen Beauchump Ciparick, the current chairperson of the Board of Law Examiners, said the university responded to Jung's medical mishap "within two and a half minutes of her collapsing out of her chair."
However, Jung asserts that first responders were not allowed into the room where she was having her episode until after the exam had concluded. According to court docs, the delay in Jung receiving medical attention made the circumstances even more dire. This caused her heart to stop pumping blood, which led to an eventual brain injury. As a result, doctors had to put a defibrillator in her chest.
In a statement to Newsday, Jung's attorney, Imran H. Ansari, says that he and his client are only looking for the responsible parties to be held accountable
"We hope to see accountability through this lawsuit, and bring some closure of a traumatic and painful experience for our client," Jung's attorney, Imran H. Ansari, told Newsday.
"More importantly, Ms. Jung's ordeal will resonate and effectuate change in the manner the test is administered and how those who host the test takers accommodate their needs, particularly in the event of a medical emergency."
