US EditionLawsuit alleging Alabama officials illegally harvested inmates’ organs can proceed, judge rules
- A state judge ruled that a lawsuit against Alabama prisons, alleging illegal organ harvesting, can proceed.
- The lawsuit involves eight families claiming that the Alabama Department of Corrections allowed organ studies without consent from the next of kin.
- Judge J.R. Gaines stated that state immunity does not apply if actions are illegal or done with bad faith.
- Attorney Lauren Faraino expressed encouragement, stating that the ruling shows that no one is above accountability.
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