Thank you for visiting the Mays Funeral Home website. 2101 W. Commercial Blvd. Mortuaries, crematoriums, and cemeteries are fertile grounds for lawsuits by survivors. A New Jersey family has filed a $50 million lawsuit against a funeral home after workers allegedly put the wrong woman in their mothers casket then jerked the coffin out of the grave in front of shocked mourners. The last element of negligence is damages, which are the financial losses you incurred due to the funeral homes negligent behavior. The lawsuit accuses the funeral home of failing to keep Christophe's remains in good condition, therefore preventing the family from having a proper goodbye. But the funeral homes president, Brandon Wylie, told the Baltimore Sun that he denies Streets claims. The family planned to have a viewing for their loved ones in September for friends and family. By: Nick Beres Posted at 11:01 PM, Feb 17, 2021 ", Wilder said he plans toaskthe court on Wednesday to consider making the case a class-action lawsuit, with his clients' estate serving as the class-action plaintiff and then "trying to consolidate the 47 different cases.". . If we can prove their actions were intentional, your family may be eligible for punitive damages in some cases. The photo and urn were placed for all to see. Funeral Home Negligence - Ben Bronston & Associates "The family reasonably believe that Nicole's remains, along with thirty (30) other individuals were at the Funeral Home. Fob believes that the jury is the great equalizer to the power and influence that large corporations have in society. Funeral home accused of putting wrong body in . Ashkeya Pratt-Williams. In December, lawyers representing the family of Freddy Aroldo Cristostomo Hernandez, a Robertson County man murdered in October 2019, filed complaints with the state licensing officials and filed a lawsuit against Van Ness and the two funeral homes, seeking compensation for the six months it took to ship Hernandez remains to Guatemala. A New Jersey family has filed a $50 million lawsuit against a funeral home after workers allegedly put the wrong woman in their mother's casket - then jerked the coffin out . Claims made in a lawsuit represent just one side of a case. Saddler Funeral Home was fined $15,000 for their unprofessional conduct in regards to Alonzos body, but lawyers representing the five families in four lawsuits are seeking $3 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. A subsequent state investigation found that the establishment had worked with Van Ness on four other cases between November 2020 and December 2020.