The family of a little boy in Arizona who died after first responders refused to take him to the hospital after he had a seizure — telling the child’s mother that she was “overreacting” — will receive $2 million from the city of Phoenix.
City officials voted Wednesday to approve the settlement with the family of Abraham Clugston, who died in April 2022 after an early-morning 911 call from his mother after the boy suffered a seizure. Although a fire crew arrived at the house within 10 minutes, according to a wrongful-death lawsuit, crew members told the mother that taking him to a hospital wasn’t necessary — despite her begging them to do so.
“They called out, relying on Phoenix EMS and relied on their consultation, their advice, saying that he doesn’t need to be taken to the hospital. He’s fine,” attorney Breann Slack told local NBC affiliate KPNX. In fact, according to the lawsuit, those first responders told the mother she was “overreacting,” that seizures were normal, and to give Abraham over-the-counter medication such as Tylenol and ibuprofen…