Legal Opinion
Kennedy-McInnis v. Biomedical Tissue Services, Ltd.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided April 11, 2016No. 13-CV-6545; 06-CV-6410PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION & ORDER
HON. DAVID G. LARIMER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This case arises out of the alleged unlawful “harvesting” of human body parts and tissues from corpses that were entrusted to certain funeral homes in the Rochester, New York area. Plaintiffs, who are family members of the decedents in question, allege that the defendants were involved in handling the decedents’ bodies or body parts, and that they acted without the prior consent or knowledge of plaintiffs or their decedents. Subject-matter jurisdiction in this Court is premised on diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Colavito v. New York Organ Donor Network, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2006
- Lauer v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
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