{"id":160983,"date":"2026-08-19T13:59:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=160983"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:59:39","slug":"harvard-to-pay-families-53m-after-morgue-manager-sold-donated-body-parts-on-black-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/19\/harvard-to-pay-families-53m-after-morgue-manager-sold-donated-body-parts-on-black-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard to Pay Families $53M After Morgue Manager Sold Donated Body Parts on Black Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The plaintiffs, relatives of people who donated their bodies to Harvard Medical School Anatomical Gift Program, claimed the university was liable for the mishandling and did not act in good faith.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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Anatomical Gift Program, claimed the university was liable for the mishandling and did not act in good faith.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/968035748\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/968035748\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/968035748\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fblike20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Pin it!\" 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