The mistreatment of an individual, whether living or dead, is not only a sign of disrespect, but also a cause of great distress in families who may have lost their loved ones to COVID-19 or are grappling with the ongoing status of a coronavirus positive family member living in one of the many thousands of assisted care homes or nursing homes in the country. At McCready Law, we uphold the basic human rights available to all of us and stand with you when loved ones get mistreated just because they contracted the virus regardless of whether they are with us or not.
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Corpse mistreatment was an issue that gained massive national and international attention when the New York Post published gruesome images of dead bodies crammed into an unrefrigerated truck last year, without the individuals that did this caring about the inherent dignity of every individual that was in said truck. This is not only inhumane, but can also be considered to be illegal.
Here are some other instances of corpse mistreatment:
- Steal valuables and jewelry from a corpse
- Burying the wrong body
- Burying a body without express authorization from the family
- The sale of stolen organs from individuals that died of the virus
- The improper disposal of a body
- Disposing a body or dropping it during transportation to the morgue
Nursing Home Negligence and COVID-19
Bodies eventually make their way to the funeral home, where they are embalmed or cremated. During this process, corpse mistreatment is more than likely, but in order to have a valid case, you must prove that negligence actually occurred. In such cases, you must show that there was duty of care which shows that the nursing home or funeral home had a duty to treat the body of the deceased individual in a respectful and reasonable manner. You must also show that they breached this duty by pointing out the negligent act, thereby causing it harm, leading to injuries or damages to the body, which in the end caused you emotional distress, anxiety, mental torture and even time off work due to the psychological trauma.
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If your loved one’s body was poorly treated at a nursing home or funeral home, we’d like to hear from you. Please call our coronavirus nursing home mistreatment attorneys NOW at (773) 825-3605 to learn more about your legal options for compensation. Thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you.