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.
- Lawsuits against Harvard can proceed due to its inadequate supervision of the morgue, as ruled by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Monday.
- Forty-Seven plaintiffs filed lawsuits against Harvard after a federal indictment for interstate transport of stolen human remains.
- The court noted that Harvard ignored numerous red flags and failed to ensure dignified handling of donated bodies, highlighting their lack of good faith.
- Harvard reportedly failed to supervise the morgue properly, leading to the unauthorized dissection and sale of human remains over several years.
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Lawsuits against Harvard over stolen body parts can move forward: court
By Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald (TNS)BOSTON — Lawsuits against Harvard in relation to a macabre scheme that led human body parts to be sold out of the morgue for several years may move forward, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday.
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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Mass. Supreme Judicial Court allows families to sue Harvard Medical School over mishandled remains
The families who say the remains of their loved ones were mishandled by Harvard Medical School can now sue the school, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday.
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