Huge Lawsuit Could Change Handling of the Dead
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It was years after Mark and Diane Albrecht laid their son Christopher to rest that they discovered they had not buried all of him.
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LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- A former crematory operator pleaded guilty Friday to dumping more than 330 corpses on his property and giving the relatives of the dead cement dust instead of ashes. Under a deal with prosecutors, Ray Brent Marsh could get up to 12 years in prison.
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A pair of lawsuits filed on behalf of state prison inmates alleged to have died of medical neglect opens a new front in an effort to force prison reforms, family members said Monday.
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A U.S. journalism professor is  seeking to force the Pentagon to release images of coffins  bearing America's war dead arriving at the defense department  mortuary in Delaware, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday.
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As the community struggled to comprehend the killerÂs actions, families prepared for funerals.
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A South African doctor faces censure for citing Aids on a death certificate against family wishes.
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The widow of the Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia is suing to gain access to unpublished tapes of her late husband's musical performances.
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Severely brain damaged, Terri Schiavo lies in a Clearwater nursing home unaware of the legal tug of war over her life. And on Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court wrote another chapter in this long-running right-to-die case.
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LAFAYETTE, Ga. Prosecutors say several dozen relatives of people whose bodies were among more than 300 found at a northwest Georgia crematory have asked to make statements at a sentencing hearing for the crematory&#39;s former operator.
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The finding could have far-reaching consequences for how unconscious patients are cared for and diagnosed.
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The four-in-a-row hurricanes that have disrupted lives across Florida have also delayed life's final journey for many. Funerals have been put off for weeks in some places because the ground is too soggy for burials or because scattered family members cannot be assembled.
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Victim's fight could make legal history by extending the deadline for sufferers to seek compensation.
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An eyewitness account indicates that a death may have been especially tragic.
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The bodies of children who die suddenly are being illegally transported hundreds of miles
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The funeral of a man who died after an argument over litter is to take place.
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The dismissal of charges against a Catholic bishop raises issues from statutes of limitations to a cultural shift.
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Experts say the move could lead to suits against the U.S. or private companies.