Legal Opinion
Albrecht v. Treon
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 2008No. 2007-0507PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLundberg Stratton, J.
I. Introduction
Background
{¶ 1} This case involves the balancing of delicate issues involving a family’s right to properly bury their deceased loved one in a condition that is as complete as possible against the state’s right to conduct an autopsy where appropriate in a thorough and timely manner. Today we must determine whether the next of kin of a decedent upon whom an autopsy has been performed have a protected right under Ohio law in the decedent’s tissues, organs, blood, or other body parts that have been removed and retained by the coroner for forensic examination and testing.
{¶ 2} The…
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- Albrecht v. TreonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- Waeschle v. DragovicCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
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