Harvard Medical School agrees to $53 million settlement over stolen body parts
Harvard Medical School will pay $53 million to settle lawsuits from relatives of donors whose remains were sold by a former morgue manager.
Harvard Medical School has agreed to a $53 million settlement to resolve class action lawsuits brought by relatives of body donors. The remains were sold on the black market by a former morgue manager at the institution. The settlement compensates families whose donated bodies were improperly handled and sold without consent.
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Harvard agrees to $53 million settlement over body parts stolen and sold by former morgue manager
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard Medical School says it agreed to pay $53 million to settle class action lawsuits by relatives of body donors whose remains were sold on the black market by its former morgue manager.