Dallas Jury Issues Unanimous Negligence Finding Against Dallas Markie Martin. Funerals are emotional undertakings. The 11 children of a woman who died in August have filed an $88 million lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court in Queens against a funeral home and its director, alleging the body buried was not their mother's -- and the funeral home knew it. The funeral home is run by John Beckwith Jr., known for producing over-the-top funerals. But immediately after the January service ended, a funeral employee allegedly took the urn and hid it away, according to a lawsuit Street filed in early August. The funeral homes employees then notified Street that another woman was claiming to be Ivans wife. for email updates when new obituaries are posted. However, the day before the viewing, the deceaseds husband received a call that his wifes remains had been mistakenly cremated. "It is reasonably believed that Nicole's remains were not cremated," the lawsuit claims. 'Atrocious' conditions at Clovis funeral lead to lawsuit Months went by and as Castillos sister grew increasingly frantic, Gonzalezs attempts to contact Van Ness went unanswered, a February investigation by the Lookout found. These damages are designed to punish the defendants to set an example and discourage them from engaging in similar behavior in the future. A South Florida family filed a lawsuit for emotional distress in January 2019 after a Coral Springs funeral home mistakenly cremated their loved one's body before the scheduled viewing. Street, the lawsuit claims, told them to ignore the woman, who she said had no authority to make changes to the funeral plans. Unfortunately, as, The funeral home finally agreed to reopen the casket and allowed the parents to dress their baby and say their final goodbyes. Slinger-Hasgill allegedly said it was her mother and that embalming had dramatically altered the body. The other woman may have believed she was the wife, Coffin said, but she failed to produce a marriage certificate with a seal on it.. The app features breaking news alerts, live video, weather radar, traffic incidents, closings and delays and more.