October 09, 2026
The parents of a 5-year-old killed in a hyperbaric chamber explosion and the center where he was receiving the therapy urged a Michigan federal court to reject an insurer's bid to avoid defending the center, saying that insurance coverage is warranted in the family's wrongful-death suit.
September 17, 2026
Nationwide Insurance told a Michigan federal judge that it has no obligation to defend or cover the Oxford Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center and its staff after a 5-year-old boy died there during hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and it urged the court to grant summary judgment relieving it of any duty to defend the policyholders or cover financial liability in the underlying lawsuit.
July 27, 2026
A Michigan federal judge ruled Friday that Nationwide Insurance may proceed with its declaratory judgment lawsuit against the Oxford Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center and the parents of a 5-year-old boy killed at the facility, noting that the insurance coverage dispute addresses issues separate from pending state civil and criminal cases involving the center.
July 22, 2026
Counsel for a 5-year-old Michigan boy killed in a January 2025 hyperbaric chamber fire asked a Michigan federal judge on Wednesday to pause a lawsuit from Nationwide Insurance, which is seeking a declaration that it is not responsible for covering the fatal incident.