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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Theft of heads, brains, skin and other body parts from Harvard morgue spurs lawsuit

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The son of a woman whose body was donated to Harvard Medical School for research purposes filed a class-action lawsuit on Friday on behalf of all families who believe their loved ones' body parts were mishandled by the school's former morgue manager.

The lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston said the class could include the families of up to 400 donated cadavers. It alleges negligence, breach of duty and infliction of emotional distress.

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