Funeral Home Negligence – When to Call an Attorney
Funeral homes provide essential services for the deceased and their families. Unfortunately, sometimes funeral homes fail to meet the expectations of those they serve, leading to negligence cases. Funeral home negligence can take many forms, from failing to properly prepare the body for burial to mishandling the funeral arrangements. If you believe that your loved […]
Three Legal Specialties You Never Knew Existed
When people think of a personal injury attorney, the first thing that comes to mind is the aftermath of a car accident and a law firm fighting an insurance company tooth and nail for the victim. Yes, car accidents do make up a significant portion of the workload for law firms that take personal injury […]
Beware of These Signs of Funeral Home Malpractice or Negligence
There are few experiences more difficult than losing a person that’s close to you. Not only do you have to deal with the pain of their permanent absence, but you also have a long list of tasks to complete in the wake of their death. Nothing is easy when it comes to funerals. Arranging burial […]
Can I Sue a Funeral Home For Damages and Emotional Distress?
Funeral homes have a sacred duty to provide care for your deceased loved ones. When they do their job correctly and follow rules and regulations, their services can be a source of comfort for people moving through the grieving process. A good funeral home honors the life of the deceased. But when funeral home providers […]
Funeral Home Negligence: Body Transport Errors
Funeral homes work with several clients at a time. Careless staff members and service providers can cause errors at any stage once the deceased is in the care of the funeral provider, and the errors during the transportation of bodies are more common than some would think. If you’ve had a funeral home fail to […]
Can I Sue a Cemetery for Burial Mistakes?
Yes, you can sue a cemetery for burial mistakes in Texas. Funerals and other life celebration services often involve a wake, funeral, burial or cremation. They offer grieving loved ones a brief moment to reconnect and make peace before a person’s body is interred forever in the Earth. Funerals are a sacred part of the […]
Funeral Home Negligence: Improper Body Transport or Storage
The death of a loved one is often a stressful time with emotions running high. It can be an incredibly painful life experience and while the majority of funeral homes open today operate responsibly with an emphasis on care, funeral home negligence is still present in the industry. Funeral home negligence can play out in […]
Choosing a Funeral Home: What to look for and what to avoid
Finding the right funeral home is no easy task. Planning a funeral takes quite a ton of your time and attention, and that’s on top of the harsh reality of losing someone close to you. It’s difficult for even the most resilient among us. Choosing a funeral home is not something that should be […]
Examples of Funeral and Cemetery Negligence
The death of a loved one is hard enough. However, if you find the funeral home or cemetery you entrusted with your loved one’s last wishes are not carried out, it can add years more to your grieving process. When you pay a funeral home or cemetery to manage your loved one’s arrangements and they […]
Funeral Home Negligence
Malley Law Firm recently filed claims on behalf of a woman against a funeral home and cemetery in San Patricio County, Texas for wrongful burial. Our client alleges she and her family were trying to decide between burying her deceased mother in the Houston, Texas area where she passed or Aransas Pass where she spent […]