Court Revives Lawsuit Over Detroit-Area Woman Who Was Found Alive in a Body Bag

DETROIT—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. Timesha Beauchamp, who had cerebral palsy, was struggling to breathe when her family called 911 in August 2020. The medical crew tried to resuscitate her but ultimately called a doctor, who declared the 20-year-old dead. Beauchamp was never taken to a hospital....