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Harvard settles $53M lawsuit over morgue manager's black market body parts sales
Harvard Medical School agrees to pay $53 million to relatives of body donors whose remains were stolen and sold.
What to know
- Harvard Medical School agreed to a $53 million settlement to resolve class action lawsuits over its former morgue manager's illegal sale of donated human remains on the black market.
- The settlement compensates relatives of body donors who expected their donations to be used for medical education and research.
- The announcement came from Harvard Medical School Deans George Q. Daley and Bernard S. Chang in a community letter.
“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.”
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