Anrae James (Family photo) PHILADELPHIA - Attorneys at Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky today sued Philadelphia's Thomas Jefferson University Hospital alleging systemic security failures resulted in last October's execution-style murder of Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Anrae T.
James, who was killed by a heavily armed, off-duty co-worker, according to the lawsuit. The suspect, Stacey Hayes, who had a history of violence, fled the hospital and wounded two Philadelphia police officers in a shootout before his capture.Attorney Steven G.
Wigrizer, of SMB, said the complaint was filed Tuesday morning on behalf of James' widow and their three children. "Our pre-suit investigation concluded that the defendants are responsible for the litany of outrageous security failures that Jefferson officials admitted to only after this heinous killing.
Justice now demands they be held accountable for their reckless inaction that put Mr. James and others – including staff, patients, visitors and medical Jefferson's own medical students - at risk.