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

Court Revives Lawsuit Over Detroit-Area Woman Who Was Found Alive in a Body Bag
Timesha Beauchamp with her brother Steven Thompson in Southfield, Mich. Courtesy Erica Lattimore through Fieger Law via AP, File
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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.