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The investigation could ultimately lead Melissa Rivers to file a
civil lawsuit against the clinic where her mother was treated.
"In order to fully determine the facts and circumstances
surrounding the death of Joan Rivers, we confirm that our firm
has been engaged by Melissa Rivers and her family," Ben
Rubinowitz, a partner at Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf,
Bloom & Rubinowitz, said in a statement.
Rubinowitz declined to comment further or say if Melissa Rivers
intended to file a lawsuit.
Rivers, 81, died in a hospital on Sept. 4, a week after she
stopped breathing during an examination of the back of her
throat and vocal cords at Manhattan's Yorkville Endoscopy.
New York's medical examiner determined the brash comedian, who
helped pave the way for women in comedy, died from anoxic
encephalopathy, a condition caused when brain tissue is deprived
of oxygen and there is brain damage.
Following Rivers' death, the State Health Department launched an
investigation into the clinic where Rivers was treated.
Melissa Rivers co-hosted cable network E!'s series "Fashion
Police" with her mother before her death.
(Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Piya Sinha-Roy and Steve
Orlofsky)
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