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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ed White

Court revives lawsuit over Detroit-area woman who was found alive in a body bag

Erica Lattimore thruough Fieger Law

A Michigan appeals court revived a lawsuit against Detroit-area paramedics after a woman who had been declared dead gasped for air with her eyes open when a body bag was unzipped at a funeral home.

A judge was wrong to dismiss the lawsuit in favor of Southfield paramedics before the parties could conduct interviews and gather other evidence, a process known as discovery, the court said in a 3-0 opinion Thursday.

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