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A family who said their brother’s body sat in the Wayne County Morgue for 514 days before they were alerted lost their lawsuit against the morgue.

Get Caught Up: What the Local 4 Defenders have learned about issues at Wayne County morgue

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About a week after a Local 4 Defenders investigation first exposed problems at the morgue, the medical examiner was brought in before a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services board.

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Family says it was not notified of man’s body being at Wayne County morgue until 17 months later

Read full article: Family says it was not notified of man’s body being at Wayne County morgue until 17 months later

The 59-year-old was found dead in Detroit and brought to the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office. Despite ID being on him, his family was not contacted until 17 months had passed.

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They sued and lost after brother’s body sat in Wayne County Morgue with ID on him for 514 days

Get Caught Up: What the Local 4 Defenders have learned about issues at Wayne County morgue

Morning Briefing Oct. 1, 2021: Madison Heights pharmacy busted for selling prescription drugs without prescriptions, some Michigan counties rescind school mask mandates

Family says it was not notified of man’s body being at Wayne County morgue until 17 months later