The family of Carol Anne Gotbaum, the New York woman who died in police custody at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in September, has filed a claim against the City of Phoenix, the first move in filing a wrongful-death lawsuit. The claim was immediately rejected by the city in a letter to lawyers for the family of Gotbaum, who died Sept. 28 in a police holding cell at the airport after being arrested for disorderly conduct. Gotbaum, the daughter-in-law of New York's public advocate, was on her way from New York to enter an alcohol treatment center in Tucson. The claim seeks $8 million for her husband, three children and her estate. Phoenix authorities have contended all along that they did not do anything wrong during Gotbaum's detention.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Gotbaum Family Files Claim Against City of Phoenix
The family of Carol Anne Gotbaum, the New York woman who died in police custody at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in September, has filed a claim against the City of Phoenix, the first move in filing a wrongful-death lawsuit. The claim was immediately rejected by the city in a letter to lawyers for the family of Gotbaum, who died Sept. 28 in a police holding cell at the airport after being arrested for disorderly conduct. Gotbaum, the daughter-in-law of New York's public advocate, was on her way from New York to enter an alcohol treatment center in Tucson. The claim seeks $8 million for her husband, three children and her estate. Phoenix authorities have contended all along that they did not do anything wrong during Gotbaum's detention.
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