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In recent years, Colorado’s laws have tightened regarding the regulation of funeral homes due to documented incidents involving the mishandling of human remains. The loss of a loved one is hard enough without dealing with the further injustice of funeral home negligence and misconduct. At Dormer Harpring, our personal injury lawyers in Denver can help your family pursue justice and fair financial compensation for the careless or wrongful acts of a funeral home.
An experienced personal injury lawyer in Colorado can help you and your family go up against a funeral home in pursuit of fair financial compensation for the harm and losses your family has suffered due to careless, reckless or wrongful acts by a funeral director or staff member. This may include your pain, suffering, emotional distress and mental anguish regarding the situation. An attorney can investigate the funeral home, search for evidence of negligence or wrongdoing, file a claim for your family, and negotiate a fair and full settlement from an insurance company on your behalf. A lawyer will also have the ability to bring your funeral home negligence case to trial in Colorado, if necessary, to pursue justice.
Funeral home negligence can refer to any act or omission that falls short of a funeral home’s duty or responsibility of care toward its patrons. In 2024, Colorado’s laws regulating funeral homes were updated for the first time in more than 40 years after several scandals were discovered regarding how these facilities were operating. Several changes were made to prevent issues and incidents such as:
Colorado’s “abuse of corpse law” forbids anything that would “outrage normal family sensibilities” in the treatment of human remains by a funeral home. However, a civil claim can be brought against a funeral home in Colorado for actions that do not constitute crimes but cause harm or damages to the family, such as the improper handling of a body or delivering fake ashes.
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Families in Colorado trust their local funeral homes to behave in a legal and ethical manner when handling the remains of their deceased loved ones. Unfortunately, these facilities and the people who work within them cannot always be trusted. Dormer Harpring is prepared to represent your family in an insurance claim or personal injury lawsuit against a funeral home for any example of negligence, misconduct or criminal activity we find. We will fight aggressively to give your deceased loved one a voice in the civil justice system and achieve the results your family deserves. Start your case with a free consultation with one of our knowledgeable funeral home negligence lawyers. Contact us online or call (303) 747-4404 today.
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