Funeral Home Loses License After a Pile of 40 Bodies Is Found Stacked In Body Bags 12 Feet High
According to a recent story, a Maryland funeral home lost its license after an inspector found a pile of 40 bodies in body bags stacked 12 feet high in their garage waiting to be cremated. The bags were found to contain human remains strewn on the floor of the garage with visible leakage from the body bags, as well as a pungent odor. The owner of the funeral home is challenging a decision to have its license suspended. The funeral home is identified as Chambers Funeral Home and Cremations in Prince Georges County, Maryland. According to inspectors, the bodies were so ill kept that they became difficult to identify and the leakage from the body bags caused the writings containing identification to smear and become illegible. The website of the Chambers Funeral Home does not mention that it lost its license and the company continues to advertise dignified funeral services at a modest price.
As an experienced funeral home, cemetery, and cremation negligence lawyer, this morbid situation takes the cake. When one retains the services of a funeral home, it is expected that the deceased will be treated correctly and respectfully. The last thing the family needs is to be plunged into further sorrow due to such unethical behavior. The Pennsylvania funeral home abuse lawyers of Reiff & Bily have handled several cases on behalf of grief stricken families who were plunged even further into grief due to the unethical behavior of such funeral homes. Incidents such as this commonly occur throughout the United States with many occurring in Pennsylvania. When one pays hard earned dollars to a funeral home and a funeral home fails to do its job with dignity and respect, the families are entitled to recovery and the funeral abuse attorneys at Reiff & Bily will pursue these unethical businesses to make them pay for their negligence and wrongdoing. If you have been the victim of funeral home or cemetery abuse, please contact our office for a free consultation regarding your legal rights and options.
