The lead singer of the Four Tops said a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a psychological exam after refusing to believe that he was part of the Motown music group.
Alexander Morris, who is Black, filed a lawsuit Monday against Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren, alleging racial discrimination and other misconduct during an April 2023 visit for chest pain and breathing problems.
Hospital staff “wrongfully assumed he was mentally ill when he revealed his identity as a celebrity figure,” the lawsuit says.
Morris is not an original member, but he joined the group in 2019.
The lawsuit says a nurse finally believed Morris was in the Four Tops and the psychological exam was canceled.
The hospital offered a $25 gift card as an apology, but Morris refused to accept it, the lawsuit says.
The cherry on top.
That’s such an insulting concession. I bet it’s only good for use in the hospital gift shop or cafeteria.
Good for $25 off any elective procedure costing twenty thousand dollars or more!
Expired last week!!
It’s true use is to use as a legal argument that you accepted restitution. Luckily, he wisely declined or his suit might have been dismissed on grounds that they’d made it right already.
The thing about suing for damages, which is what I assume hell sue for, is that your payout is based on their value. And hospitals are “worth nothing” on paper. In the US.
So… He should probably take it.
I mean I’m kidding, he can probably afford a good lawyer and get something done here. But, you or me? Take that shit.