# Harvard to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits over ex-morgue manager’s body-part sales

https://mins.news/en/item/25492

- Reuters, 2026-08-18 20:40 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/harvard-pay-53-million-settle-lawsuits-over-theft-body-parts-by-ex-morgue-2026-08-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a84c339f7c24d00010f88ba

> Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to resolve lawsuits from families who allege that the medical school mishandled donated remains of their loved ones. The former morgue manager is accused of later selling body parts on the black market.

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