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Harvard Medical School to pay $53 million over black market body parts sale

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Harvard Medical School has agreed to a $53 million settlement to resolve lawsuits filed by relatives of individuals whose body parts were sold on the black market by a former morgue manager. The manager, Cedric Lodge, stole and sold body parts from donated cadavers between 2018 and 2023, which were intended for research and education. In addition to the financial settlement, Harvard will issue a statement condemning Lodge's actions and detailing improvements to its Anatomical Gift Program. AI

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Harvard Medical School to pay $53 million over black market body parts sale

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    Harvard to pay $53 million after former morgue manager sold body parts on black market

    A court found Harvard acted in bad faith overseeing its morgue before it agreed to pay families of donors whose remains were sold as leather and skulls.

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