# Harvard agrees to $53m settlement over morgue manager’s sale of body parts

https://mins.news/en/item/25593

- BBC News, 2026-08-19 00:07 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y0lyde9rvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Harvard Medical School has agreed to pay $53m to settle lawsuits from families who alleged it mishandled donated remains. Former morgue manager Cedric Lodge pleaded guilty to stealing cadaver parts and selling them on the black market between 2018 and 2021.

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