Another family has filed a lawsuit against the Harvard Medical School seeking damages and class-action status after the university’s morgue was discovered to be selling bodies on the black market, according to the lawsuit. .
Ann Weiss’ Lawyer It has been submitted A lawsuit against Harvard University was filed in Suffolk County Superior Court on Thursday. Weiss, whose father’s remains were donated to the medical school, alleges that Harvard University failed to conduct proper background checks on its staff and did not “protect” the donated remains for research and educational purposes, according to court documents. .
“This lawsuit seeks to protect the dignity and integrity of the donated remains, and to ensure that those remains are used only for the exclusive purpose for which they were donated: research and study. The lawsuit said that it stemmed from the failure to effectively screen, monitor, and supervise employees during the course of their medical training. “As a direct result of Harvard’s failure, plaintiffs and many other family members allege that the remains of their loved ones will be sold, traded, displayed as commodities, and in some cases converted into jewelry, dolls, dolls, etc. , faces an almost incomprehensible prospect: any other common product.” (Related: Six charged with trafficking body parts stolen from Harvard Medical School morgue)
CAMBRIDGE, MA – MARCH 12: Students walk through Harvard Yard on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 12, 2020. (Photo credit: Maddie Mayer/Getty Images)
was 6 people indicted In June, he was indicted in connection with a smuggling ring selling bodies from the university morgue. Cedric Lodge, the mortuary’s chief administrator, and his wife sold the stolen bodies through social media, giving customers access to the morgue to handpick the bodies they wanted. It is said that
The lawsuit seeks class action status and damages to the survivors in an amount determined by the court, according to the complaint.
The lawsuit is one of several lawsuits filed against the university on behalf of families victimized by human trafficking rings.
About 150 people signed a class action lawsuit against the university in June. according to To CBS News.Attorneys at Morgan & Morgan It has been submitted A lawsuit was filed in June in Suffolk County Superior Court on behalf of three families affected by the incident. according to to the Boston Globe.
Ann Weiss and an attorney at Harvard Medical School did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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