Tag: relative

Family Mistakenly Told Relative Was Dead in Coroner Mix-Up Sues County

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Family members who believed they had buried their relative in 2017, only to later discover he was in fact alive and the body was misidentified, are now suing the county. Frank Kerrigan, 86, and his daughter Carol Meikle, 60, are accusing the Orange County Coroner’s Office of “intentional and negligent misrepresentation” in identifying…


Family Who Buried Stranger After Mistakenly Told Relative Was Dead Sues County

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Family members who believed they had buried their relative in 2017, only to later discover he was in fact alive and the body was misidentified, are now suing the county. Frank Kerrigan, 86, and his daughter Carol Meikle, 60, are accusing the Orange County Coroner’s Office of “intentional and negligent misrepresentation” in identifying…


Family Who Buried Stranger After Mistakenly Told Relative Died Sues County

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Family members who believed they had buried their relative in 2017, only to later discover he was in fact alive and the body was misidentified, are now suing the county. Frank Kerrigan, 86, and his daughter Carol Meikle, 60, are accusing the Orange County Coroner’s Office of “intentional and negligent misrepresentation” in identifying…


Family Who Buried Stranger Sues County After Body Misidentified as Relative

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Family members who believed they had buried their relative in 2017, only to later discover he was in fact alive and the body was misidentified, are now suing the county. Frank Kerrigan, 86, and his daughter Carol Meikle, 60, are accusing the Orange County Coroner’s Office of “intentional and negligent misrepresentation” in identifying…