Botsford General Hospital sued by woman alleging bedbugs

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A lady sues Corewell Health Beaumont General Hospital after she was allegedly bitten by mattress bugs in a hospital mattress at Grosse Pointe Hospital, in line with a lawsuit filed in Wayne County Circuit Courtroom.

Laura Portrey, a Detroit girl, was admitted to the hospital at 468 Cadieux Street on July 1, 2025, the place she contracted mattress bugs, which precipitated bites and wounds all through her physique, in line with the lawsuit filed in January 2026.

Portrey suffered “extreme and extreme contusions and abrasions in and round (her) physique,” the lawsuit mentioned. “(She) sustained accidents to the chest and accidents to (her) again and extensions thereof, and likewise injured the muscle tissue, cords, tendons and different fibers contained therein; that (she) suffered an aggravation, precipitation, aid and flare-up of underlying, quiescent and dormant circumstances to precipitate incapacity.”

Portrey’s lawyer, Brian Muawad, mentioned his consumer confirmed him her file, with proof that she had certainly encountered mattress bugs.

Muawad mentioned he has labored on related instances, and people lawsuits normally settle.

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He mentioned the hospital denied the girl contracted mattress bugs on the scene.

A consultant for Corwell couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.

The quantity for which the plaintiff is suing is greater than $25,000.

Contact Natalie Davies at ndavies@freepress.com.