Litigation
Dec. 17, 2010
Crematory Conflicts Complex to Litigate
The inevitability of demographics and human mortality sets the stage for growth in the $12 billion industry of handling human remains and more litigation is likely.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A still-grieving daughter opens up the container carrying what is supposed be the ashes of her mother. But something is wrong. She discovers suspicious pieces of metal - possibly dental work and snaps from a hospital gown - mixed in with the remains. Her mother's body had none of these objects when it was transported to the crematory. A lawsuit is filed.
In the highly regulated industry of handli...
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