Overview

• The civil complaint, filed Sept. 22 by Fieger Law, names eight defendants including the Oxford Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center, its leaders, chamber maker Sechrist Industries, the Oxford Kids Foundation and the property owner.
• Plaintiffs allege the chamber lacked clear fire-risk warnings and that the treatment room had no adequate fire-prevention protocols.
• An international safety expert testified at a recent preliminary hearing that a static discharge likely ignited the chamber because the child was not fitted with a grounding strap.
• Michigan’s attorney general has alleged the center ran aging equipment beyond its service life, skipped recommended annual inspections and conducted treatment without proper medical oversight.
• Four former Oxford Center employees face ongoing criminal cases with charges ranging from second-degree murder to involuntary manslaughter and falsifying records.