Harvard to Pay Millions to Families After Donated Body Parts Were Sold on Black Market

Harvard to pay $53 million after former morgue manager sold body parts on black market

A court found Harvard acted in bad faith overseeing its morgue before it agreed to pay families of donors whose remains were sold as leather and skulls.

Harvard Medical School to pay $53m after donated body parts sold on black market

Many people willed their remains to Harvard Medical School on the understanding they would be used in research and education. But the school's morgue manager sold these body parts on the black market, was caught, and now Harvard has agreed to pay $53m to settle class action lawsuits filed by 47 grieving families. — Read the rest The post Harvard Medical School to pay $53m after donated body parts sold on black market appeared first on Boing Boi…

DOJ Details Chilling Harvard Morgue Scheme

Harvard agreed to pay $53 million after families said a morgue manager stole parts from loved ones donated for science, a shocking breach of public trust confirmed by court records and the university’s own statements. Story Highlights Harvard will pay $53 million to settle lawsuits over mishandled donated bodies. Federal prosecutors detailed years of stolen...

Harvard to pay millions to families after donated body parts were sold on black market

Harvard Medical School says it agreed to pay US$53 million to settle class action lawsuits by relatives of body donors whose remains were sold on the black market by its former morgue manager.