Harvard Medical School agrees to $53 million settlement over body parts sold by former morgue manager
Harvard Medical School agreed to pay $53 million to settle class action lawsuits brought by 47 relatives of body donors whose remains were stolen and sold by former morgue manager Cedric Lodge. Lodge was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2025 for shipping cadaver parts to buyers. The settlement covers donors from January 1, 2018, through March 31, 2023, and is pending court approval.
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Harvard Medical School agreed to pay $53 million to settle class action lawsuits over body parts stolen and sold by former morgue manager Cedric Lodge.
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