Morgue misplaces body for 10 years

Christopher Alder’s relatives want an explantation as to how his body was misplaced for more than a decade. The body of the 37 year old ex-paratrooper was discovered in the motuary at Hull Royal Infirmary only after a family arrived to collect the body of their relative that died in 1999, but had never claimed [...]

Cemetery lost child’s body, family sues

A Durham cemetery and grave-marker service are being sued for allegedly misplacing the body of a dead child, causing severe emotional distress to the family. The case involves Charles and Dorothy Miles, whose 7 year old daughter died after a lifelong battle with cancer, and Glennview Memorial Park as well as J and P Memorials.
At this point the parents are not sure where their daughter is buried due to alleged negligent misconduct and the only way to be certain would be to exhume the body which would be costly, causing more emotional distress to the family.
The cemetery states the marker was originally installed at the wrong plot but has since been fixed.
The lawsuit is seeking damages in excess of $10,000.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of a cemetery error call an experienced cemetery lawyer.

Wrong bodies buried in hospital mix-up

A hospital in west London released the bodies of two men with the same surnames but different first names to the wrong funeral directors and unfortunatly the mistake was found when one of the families was preparing their loved one for the funeral service. Sadly, the other family had already buried their family member without knowing and the body had to be exhumed. An internal, confidential investigation into the incident revealed a catalogue of errors leading to the mix-up. A lawsuit prompted new policies and procedures to be put in place to prevent mistakes like this which cause enormous amount of distress to the families.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of a cemetery mix-up call an experienced cemetery lawyer

Florida Cemetery lawyer helpful information

As a Cemetery lawyer I receive many calls from people who have complaints about Florida funeral homes and Florida cemeteries.  The state of Florida has several ways to file a complaint for cemetery negligence. You may go to the Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services website, www.myfloridacfo.com/FuneralCemetery. Go to File a complaint and fill out the complaint form. The completed form should be mailed to: The Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services; 200 E. Gaines Street; Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4228, or fax the form to the Complaint Staff at (850) 413-4087.  If you or a loved one has been the victim of a cemetery mix up be sure to contact an experienced Florida cemetery attorney.

Virginia funeral director cremates a body too soon

A Roanoke, Virginia funeral director is on probation for cremating a body too soon.

Virginia’s Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers has put Rodney Barrow on probation for six months.

Barrow is a manager at Lotz Funeral Home in Vinton. He’s accused of cremating a 76-year-old woman last year.

The woman’s family wanted her cremated, but not until after her viewing and memorial service.

Barrow is one of eight people sanctioned by Virginia’s Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers in the last year.

If your loved one has been the victim of a Virginia wrongful cremation please be sure to contact a Virginia cremation attorney.