Seattle Couple Sues Salem Health for $10 Million Over 4-Hour Infant Body Transport
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 24
Seattle Couple Sues Salem Health for $10 Million Over 4-Hour Infant Body Transport
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 24
Summary
$10 million in damages are being sought by Aleksandr and Nataliya Yeremeyev, who say Salem Health staff told them to drive their dead 9-month-old son Michael from Salem, Oregon, to Seattle in their private car.
The lawsuit says the parents asked for help arranging respectful transport after Michael died in the emergency room on Sept. 22, 2024, but were discouraged from using a funeral home as too expensive and felt they had no other option.
Aleksandr allegedly drove about four hours with Michael's body across the backseat, then cleaned bodily fluids from the car at a Seattle funeral home; the complaint claims severe emotional distress and says punitive damages will be added.
Salem Health, Salem Emergency Physicians Service and Dr. Stefani Sorensen are named as defendants on negligence and duty-of-care claims, while the hospital says it followed family wishes, hospital policy and Oregon law after consulting local authorities.