Grieving

Las Vegas Funeral Home Faces Lawsuit After Grieving Husband Discovers Wife’s Body Wasn’t Cremated as Promised

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LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas funeral home, recently shut down by state regulators, is now facing a lawsuit from a husband who claims the facility failed to cremate his wife’s body as promised. The owner of McDermott’s Funeral Home is accused of neglecting to perform the cremation within the timeline specified in their contract, which mandated completion within seven to 28 business days. More than six weeks after the woman’s death, her family learned that her remains had yet to be cremated. Court documents reveal that the Clark County Coroner’s Office transferred the deceased … Read more

Federal Jury Awards $6.6 Million in Landmark Case Challenging Unethical Attorney Practices Targeting Grieving Families

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Fayetteville, Arkansas – An attorney has won a significant verdict in a pivotal case spotlighting unethical recruitment practices in the legal industry, particularly at funeral homes. This legal battle began with a wrongful death lawsuit connected to a fatal crash involving a 36-year-old woman and a driver for J.B. Hunt, revealing a troubling multi-state scheme aimed at exploiting grieving families. Jason M. Hatfield was initially retained by the family of the deceased. Court documents indicate that they were approached by out-of-state non-lawyers, also known as “case runners,” who pressured them into hiring another legal firm … Read more

Arkansas Attorney Awarded $14 Million After Jury Finds Lawyer Liable in Exploitative Grieving Families Scheme

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A federal jury awarded more than $14 million in damages Monday to a local attorney following a case involving unethical practices to recruit grieving families for legal representation after a tragic accident that claimed two lives. The case stemmed from a November 2020 incident in which Ana Delia Mejia Flores and Flor Maribel Recinos Valle died when a tractor-trailer rolled over their vehicle in Benton County. Survivors of the victims were approached at a Springdale funeral home by individuals from Texas who were not licensed attorneys. They reportedly lured the grieving family … Read more

Jury Awards Over $14 Million After Attorney Found Liable in Grieving Families Exploitation Case

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A federal jury has held a local attorney accountable for his role in a scheme that exploited grieving families in funeral homes, awarding over $14 million in damages. The verdict came after a trial that revealed unethical practices in the pursuit of clients following a fatal accident involving a tractor-trailer. The case was initiated by Jason Hatfield, a local attorney who represented the families of two women killed in a 2020 accident when a tractor-trailer overturned onto their vehicle. In the aftermath, individuals unaffiliated with the legal profession approached the victims’ families … Read more