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Seattle area family sues SCI funeral home for horrible mistakes
A Seattle area family has launched a lawsuit against Texas-based funeral giant Service Corp. International (SCI), for the alleged horrible mistakes made at a funeral home owned by SCI. A story aired tonight on KIRO TV news about the lawsuit … Continue reading
Eden Memorial Park cemetery sued again over allegations of disturbed remains
A large Jewish cemetery in the Mission Hills area of Los Angeles named Eden Memorial Park is facing a new lawsuit containing allegations of disturbed remains from graves. It is the second multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the cemetery, which is owned … Continue reading
George Westwood, Haida Gwaii man, forced to stop unlicensed funeral services
After a complaint about a Haida Gwaii man performing funeral services without a licence, Consumer Protection BC sent George Westwood a letter, informing him how he could become licenced. Consumer Protection BC oversees the funeral industry in the province of … Continue reading
Funeral Consumers Alliance writes about Haliburton family lawsuit
A blog by the Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA), a non-profit group that is a funeral consumers watchdog in the U.S., mentioned the lawsuit recently filed by the Haliburton family in Vancouver, Canada, concerning a funeral home incident involving their 95-year-old … Continue reading
Haliburton family files lawsuit over mother’s body being removed from morgue without permission
We have filed a lawsuit against a funeral home and its parent company for removing the body of our 95-year-old mother, Holly Haliburton, from the morgue of St. Paul’s Hospital without our permission. The hospital and its board, Providence Health … Continue reading
Consumer Protection BC suspends licence of Vancouver Island crematorium
Consumer Protection BC has upheld a September 2012 decision to suspend the licence of Cowichan Valley Crematorium Ltd., effective on April 15, 2014, and the business was ordered to stop providing services by that date. Consumer Protection BC initially suspended … Continue reading
CBC Radio series airs tonight, examines modern death industry
CBC Radio’s program Ideas airs a two-part series beginning today (Wednesday April 30) that examines how death has evolved into the industry it is today. The series, Death Becomes Us, includes an interview with Nova Scotia resident Jennie Morrow, who … Continue reading
Funeral consumers have the right to ask for a price list
Consumers have the right to ask for a price list from a funeral home. If the funeral home doesn’t provide one when requested, they are in violation of regulations of the B.C. Consumer Protection Branch. If a funeral home fails … Continue reading
SCI settles L.A. class-action lawsuit for an estimated $80 million
A class-action lawsuit against Texas-based Service Corporation International has been settled for an estimated $80 million, ending a jury trial in Los Angeles that alleged the Eden Memorial Park cemetery had disturbed hundreds of graves to fit more in. The … Continue reading
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