Overview
- The agreement resolves the lawsuit brought by Erica Lattimore over the handling of her daughter Timesha Beauchamp’s emergency call.
- Paramedics attempted resuscitation before a doctor declared Beauchamp dead over the phone without visiting the home.
- Funeral home staff found her gasping and opening her eyes when the bag was unzipped, prompting hospital transport; she died about two months later.
- A trial court dismissal on governmental-immunity grounds was overturned by the Michigan Court of Appeals in 2024, paving the way for settlement talks.
- Southfield issued a statement acknowledging the tragedy and citing pandemic complexities, while the family’s attorney argues immediate hospital care likely would have saved her as the fire chief has referenced possible “Lazarus syndrome.”