Son of a woman whose body was donated to Harvard Medical School for research purposes files a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all families who believe the school's former morgue manager mishandled their loved ones' body parts
Harvard owed a duty of care to the families who entrusted the school with custody of their loved ones' donated bodies, Catalano said.
It alleges negligence, breach of duty and infliction of emotional distress. Before Adele Mazzone died in February 2019, she arranged to donate her body to the medical school for research, according to the lawsuit. Harvard owed a duty of care to the families who entrusted the school with custody of their loved ones' donated bodies, he said.
"The reported incidents are a betrayal of HMS and, most importantly, each of the individuals who altruistically chose to will their bodies to HMS through the Anatomical Gift Program to advance medical education and research."
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