When a loved one passes away, we place our trust in funeral homes, cemeteries, and other service providers who can handle the body according to the deceased’s final wishes. Unfortunately, not all professionals perform their duties with care. Some funeral homes or cemeteries mistakenly cremate bodies that are intended for burial. If your family has experienced wrongful cremation, you could hold the facility…
Many mistakes can occur at funeral homes. An employee may mislabel or misread a critical document. Facilities can ignore correspondence with family members that details how the deceased’s body should be handled. In some cases, a facility may lose a person’s remains completely. If your family trusted a funeral home to handle your loved one’s body and the facility loses his or her…
Losing someone you love is an intense and painful process to go through, and you expect that at least your deceased loved one will be laid to rest with the dignity and respect that they deserve. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. In 2018, a funeral home in Colorado sold body parts to educational and research organizations without the consent of the…
