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Parents Were Given Their Deceased Son's Brain by Funeral Homes, Lawsuit Alleges
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 25 – The Butlers allege negligence and emotional distress after funeral homes in two states mistakenly sent their deceased son's brain, a claim supported by ongoing legal action.
- On Thursday, July 24 at 1 p.m., Lawrence and Abbey Butler filed a lawsuit against Nix & Nix Funeral Homes and Southern Cremations & Funerals, accusing them of negligence and severe emotional distress at Wapner Newman law offices in Center City.
- Following arrangements, the body was shipped on Nov. 20, 2023 by Southern Cremations & Funerals to Nix & Nix, following the family’s hiring of both homes to manage his affairs.
- Receiving an unmarked white box, it began to smell and leak fluid in the Butlers’ car, revealing their son’s brain and brain matter.
- The lawsuit alleges negligence and emotional distress, Lawrence Butler said `I smelled death`, and the incident is `extreme and outrageous`, seeking damages.
- Seeking accountability, the Butlers are pursuing compensation and answers to what went wrong, the state board cleared the funeral homes of wrongdoing, and L. Chris Stewart said why the brain was removed remains unknown.
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Family Files Lawsuit After Deceased Black Man's Brain Was Sent To Parents By Funeral Homes In Philadelphia And Georgia
Source: Nicolò Campo / Getty A couple is suing two funeral homes in Philadelphia and Georgia for allegedly sending them their deceased son’s brain in 2023. Yes, you read that right. According to NBC News, Lawrence and Abbey Butler filed a lawsuit against Nix & Nix Funeral Homes in Philadelphia and Southern Cremations & Funerals in Georgia. The couple claims they were sent what was supposed to be a box of things that belonged to their son, Timoth…
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Denver GazetteA funeral home gave parents an unmarked box with their son’s brain in it, lawsuit says
PHILADELPHIA — About two weeks after their adult son, Timothy Garlington, died in November 2023, Lawrence and Abbey Butler retrieved his possessions from a North Philadelphia funeral home.
Parents were given their deceased son’s brain by funeral homes, lawsuit alleges
Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son’s brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car and got on the father’s hands when he moved it, according to an updated lawsuit filed this week.
Parents were given their deceased son’s brain by funeral homes: Lawsuit
Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son's brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car and got on the father's hands when he moved it, according to an updated lawsuit filed this week.
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