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California attorney general sues Neptune Society, claiming $100 million taken from prepaid cremation customers

The California attorney general filed a lawsuit earlier this month against the Neptune Society, alleging $100 million was “swindled” from customers who prepaid for cremations. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and three Bay Area prosecutors claim that the Neptune Society … Continue reading

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Another SCI cemetery screw-up upsets another grieving family

  A cemetery owned by Texas-based Service Corp. International has screwed up again, causing another grieving family further grief. It happened earlier this month in Louisville, Kentucky, where Bill Dudley‘s 95-year-old mother, Nana Dudley, who died earlier this month, was … Continue reading

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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

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Another family suffers ordeal of funeral home taking a body without permission

What prompted our family to start this website was  an incident involving our 95-year-old mother, Holly Haliburton, and a North Vancouver funeral home after her death, which caused us great anguish and greatly prolonged our grieving. You can read the … Continue reading

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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

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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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Nova Scotia woman upset by funeral costs and pricing

Two years ago, Jennie Morrow of Nova Scotia had two tragedies strike months apart. First her sister Wanda died of lung cancer. Then her 89-year-old mother passed away in her sleep. While Morrow felt her sister’s funeral was fairly priced, … Continue reading

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In memory of Holly Haliburton

Funeralwatchdog.com is the new website started by the family of Holly Haliburton, who died a year ago today. We wanted to draw attention to the funeral industry after the bad experience we had with a North Vancouver funeral home, which … Continue reading

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