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Family Sues Chapel Over Mishandled Remains, Emotional Distress

12/18/2025

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The family filed a lawsuit against Lima Family Erickson Memorial Chapel for mishandling remains.
The suit alleges a funeral director gave Alexander Pinon's father a bag containing his son's brain.
The family paid $10,000 for funeral services while alleging negligence, fraud, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
They seek a jury trial and plan to reunite the brain with the remains; the chapel declined to comment due to ongoing litigation.

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The family filed a lawsuit against Lima Family Erickson Memorial Chapel for mishandling remains.
The suit alleges a funeral director gave Alexander Pinon's father a bag containing his son's brain.
The family paid $10,000 for funeral services while alleging negligence, fraud, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
They seek a jury trial and plan to reunite the brain with the remains; the chapel declined to comment due to ongoing litigation.