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Harvard must face lawsuits over theft of body parts by ex-morgue manager, court rules

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court allows 12 lawsuits from 47 families to proceed against Harvard for failure to prevent theft and sale of donated bodies by morgue manager.

  • The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court allowed families to sue Harvard for failing to protect donated remains, as they were sold on the black market.
  • Cedric Lodge, the former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue, pled guilty to interstate transportation of stolen human remains and faces up to 10 years in prison.
  • The court noted that Harvard had a legal obligation to treat donated remains with dignity and failed in this regard, according to Chief Justice Scott L. Kafker.
  • Families expressed gratitude for the court's decision, stating they deserve answers from Harvard about the alleged violations.
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Harvard must face lawsuits over theft of body parts by ex-morgue manager, court rules

Harvard University can be sued by families alleging it mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school and whose parts were then sold on the black market by the former manager of its morgue, Massachusetts' top court ruled on Monday.

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Law.com broke the news in on Monday, October 6, 2025.
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