K-12 Alliance of Michigan objects to Fiegerโs civil lawsuit against Oxford schools, staff
Attorney Geoffrey Fieger was the first to file two $100 million lawsuits Thursday on behalf of one Oxford High School shooting survivor and her family -- but some educational leaders are taking issue with the litigation.
Attorney: Oxford school staff, administrators betrayed trust by failing to prevent shooting, protect children
An attorney representing two sisters present for and injured in the Oxford High School shooting believes that school staff and administrators could have prevented the fatal shooting, but failed to do so.
$100 million lawsuits filed against Oxford Community School District, school employees on behalf of shooting victim and her sister
Two $100 million lawsuits have been filed against the Oxford Community School District and several school employees on behalf of an Oxford High School student who was shot and her sister who witnessed the shooting.
Pastor accused of peeing on sleeping woman during flight to Detroit
DETROIT โ A pastor is being sued for millions of dollars on accusations he stood up in the middle of a flight to Detroit, walked over to a sleeping woman and peed on her, according to records. A complaint accuses Pastor Daniel Chalmers, a North Carolina resident, of drunkenly urinating on a woman during Delta flight 874 from Las Vegas to Detroit on Oct. 13 or Oct. 14. The flight was scheduled to depart at 11:30 p.m. PT Oct. 13 and land in Detroit at 6:15 a.m. The woman, a Detroit resident, got on the plane with her sister, according to the complaint. She screamed, waking up the other passengers on the plane, according to the complaint.
'She isnโt coming backโ: Southfield woman found alive at funeral home dies at hospital 8 weeks later
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. โ A 20-year-old Southfield woman declared dead, then later found alive at a funeral home, has died from brain damage eight weeks after being found. After several attempts to revive her, Southfield paramedics declared her dead. READ: Family of woman declared dead, later found alive sues city of SouthfieldGeoffrey Fieger, a lawyer for the family, announced the death of Timesha Beauchamp. READ: How Southfield mother found out her daughter, declared dead hours before, was still aliveA $50 million lawsuit was filed against Southfield EMS Paramedics for declaring Beauchamp dead. Watch -- Report from Sept. 24, 2020: Police records: Paramedics performed CPR for 30 minutes on Southfield woman declared dead, later found alive
Family of woman declared dead, later found alive sues city of Southfield
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. โ The family of a 20-year-old Southfield woman declared dead, then found alive, is asking for $50 million in a lawsuit against the city of Southfield. Southfield fire paramedics declared her dead -- but she was later found alive at a Detroit Funeral home. The Law Office of Geoffrey Fieger filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Southfield on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The attorney says thatโs why his office filed the multi-million dollar lawsuit against the paramedics involved and the city of Southfield. Under federal law, the agency is probably not going to be as responsible as the individual paramedics,โ Fieger said.
$50m lawsuit filed against Southfield EMS after woman declared dead, later found alive
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. โ Geoffrey Fieger announced Thursday he was filed a $50 million lawsuit against Southfield EMS Paramedics for declaring 20-year-old Timesha Beauchamp dead. Fieger said the incident left Beauchamp without oxygen for hours and that she was only discovered to still be alive when a funeral home worker opened the body bag to prepare her for embalming. All the telemetry evidence shows that Timesha was alive when EMS declared her dead. As a result of being declared dead, she was left without oxygen for four hours, suffering severe hypoxic brain damage," Fieger said. It is likely that a State complaint will also be filed in the near future.
โSheโs still breathing': Hear 911 call from moment workers realized Southfield woman declared dead was alive
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. โ Local 4 has obtained the 911 call from the moment workers at a funeral home realized a Southfield girl who had been declared dead was still alive and breathing. READ: 4 first responders placed on leave after Southfield woman declared dead, later found aliveโThe personโs supposed to be deceased," he said. READ: How Southfield mother found out her daughter, declared dead hours before, was still aliveBeauchamp was officially declared dead by an emergency department physician who received medical information from the Southfield Fire Department at the scene, officials said. What do you mean sheโs breathing?โ She said, โMaโam, sheโs in the hospital.โโLattimore hired Attorney Geoffrey Fieger to push for answers. Fieger said Beauchampโs Godmother, a nurse, alerted medics and police officers that she could see Beauchamp breathing.
Attorney: Family member told medics Southfield woman they pronounced dead was breathing
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. โ An attorney representing the family of a Southfield woman who was declared dead and sent to a funeral home where she was found to still be alive said a family member told medics she could still see the woman breathing. โSomebody pronounced my child dead and sheโs not even dead,โ Lattimore said. What do you mean sheโs breathing?โ She said, โMaโam, sheโs in the hospital.โโLattimore hired Attorney Geoffrey Fieger to push for answers. Fieger said Beauchampโs Godmother, a nurse, alerted medics and police officers that she could see Beauchamp breathing. โShe told the paramedics, and the paramedics told her that the movements were involuntary and were the results of the medication,โ Fieger said.
Attorney: Woman was in body bag 2 hours before found alive
Geoffrey Fieger, who was hired by Timesha Beauchamp's family, said Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 the Southfield woman hospitalized in critical condition and is on a respirator. He said he believes that after she was declared dead, police put Timesha in a body bag at her familys home and she was inside it, breathing, for about 2 hours before she arrived at the funeral home. My recollection is that the embalmer was actually there and was the person who opened the body bag, he said. Timesha receives three breathing treatments every day that are needed due to her medical condition, Fieger said. Fieger said the medical responders were told of Timeshas medical history, the medications she receives and about her daily breathing treatments.
Watch Local 4 News at 11 -- Aug. 12, 2020
Heres whats coming up on Local 4 News at 11:Trial lawyer Geoffrey Fieger sued by former employeeA former attorney at Fieger Law is suing, claiming Geoffrey Fieger fired her when she tried to take paid time off to care for her sick child at the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Polina Milman has hired well-known employment attorney Deborah Gordon, who has filed suit in federal court.
Geoffrey Fieger sued by employee who said she was fired after requesting time off to care for sick child
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. A former attorney at Fieger Law is suing, claiming Geoffrey Fieger fired her when she tried to take paid time off to care for her sick child at the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Polina Milman has hired well-known employment attorney Deborah Gordon, who has filed suit in federal court. According to the lawsuit, Fieger refused Milmans request to work from home. According to the lawsuit, Fieger fired her even though Human Resources at Fieger Law had approved her request to use her paid time off. You cant go into federal court as a publicity stunt, Gordon said.
Partial video released in teenagerโs Kalamazoo youth center death
KALAMAZOO, Mich. โ A partial video has been released in the death of a teenager who was restrained because he supposedly threw a sandwich at a youth center in Kalamazoo. Cornelius Frederick died last month after being restrained at the Lakeside For Children facility in Kalamazoo. The video shows staff members piling on the 16-year-old. It shows Corneliusโ body being left on the floor. A staff nurse was near the incident, and video shows she didnโt come to Corneliusโ aid.
Medical examiner rules Michigan teenโs death homicide, 3 charged
Cornelius Fredericks, 16, died May 1, two days after he lost consciousness while being restrained by staff at Lakeside Academy. The Kalamazoo County Medical Examinerโs office confirmed Fredericksโ manner and cause of death was a homicide. Getting, who called Fredericksโ death a โtragedy beyond description,โ said the accused employees are expected to turn themselves in for arraignment but didnโt say when that would happen. Sequel said it fired the three workers involved in Fredericks' death and relieved the executive director of Lakeside Academy of his duties. Earlier Wednesday, attorney Geoffrey Fieger, who represents Fredericksโ family, called for charges to be filed in the teenโs death.
Southfield police chief defends officers accused of police brutality in pregnant womans lawsuit
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. Southfields police chief is defending the officers accused of police brutality in a lawsuit filed by a pregnant woman who said three officers assaulted her and caused her to lose her unborn baby. Southfield police Chief Elvin Barren said this is not a case of police brutality. He said hes appalled by allegations that his officers would treat a Black resident differently than a White resident or knowingly use a Taser on a pregnant woman. When you look at the narrative that was suggested: that we knowingly would Tase a pregnant woman -- that is appalling to me, Barren said. It is also alarming to me that it was suggested that this police department would have treated her differently if she was a White woman from an affluent community.
Southfield police respond to lawsuit blaming officers for miscarriage
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. Southfield police are responding to a lawsuit filed by a woman who said that police brutality caused her to lose her unborn baby. Video shows the chaotic between the woman and the officers who were responding to a complaint about her. According to the lawsuit, on Jan. 9 Crystal White, 38, of Southfield, was involved in a verbal altercation with her mother, sister and brother-in-law at her mothers residence. According to the lawsuit, White was pregnant at the time of the arrest and lost her unborn child. I dont believe that if this was in Bloomfield Hills a pregnant White woman would be Tased on a welfare check, Fieger said.
Family of 75-year-old nursing home beating victim planning lawsuit
DETROIT Legal action is expected on behalf of the family of an assault victim against the nursing home he was a resident of. This case is just a terrific case youve seen the video youve seen my client to Norman Bledso being virtually tortured on, said attorney Geoffery Fieger. READ: Detroit police make arrest after nursing home assault video surfacesFieger represents the family of 75-year-old Norman Bledso. This is really a terrible, terrible development, Fieger said. Local 4 reached out to the nursing home to see if they had any statement regarding this lawsuit.