Harvard settling body part theft lawsuits for $53M
Summary
Harvard University will pay $53 million to settle lawsuits from families of people whose body parts were stolen from its medical school morgue. The theft was done by Cedric Lodge, the former morgue manager, who was charged with crimes related to selling the body parts.Key Facts
- Harvard University agreed to a $53 million settlement.
- The lawsuits were filed by relatives of victims whose body parts were stolen.
- The body parts were taken from Harvard Medical School’s morgue.
- Cedric Lodge, the former morgue manager, was involved in stealing and selling the parts.
- Lodge and others, including his wife, were indicted in June.
- The case relates to criminal charges about illegally selling human remains.
- The settlement aims to compensate affected families without a trial.
- This issue exposed problems in how body donations were handled at Harvard.
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