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Will the Michigan Supreme Court get involved in the brain case and make a decision?
Background: Did the brain of a deceased 88-year-old Michigan woman belong to her family?
A federal appeals court says state law is unclear. On Friday, it invited the Michigan Supreme Court to take up the issue in a lawsuit filed against the Oakland County medical examiner.
Katherine Weins' brain was removed during a 2006 autopsy, which was performed because there were suspicions about her death at a nursing home. It was incinerated as medical waste and not included when the body was released to her family for cremation.
Weins' daughter, Karen Waeschle of Waterford, was appalled.http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/08/dispute_over_oakland_county_wo.html
A federal appeals court says state law is unclear. On Friday, it invited the Michigan Supreme Court to take up the issue in a lawsuit filed against the Oakland County medical examiner.
Katherine Weins' brain was removed during a 2006 autopsy, which was performed because there were suspicions about her death at a nursing home. It was incinerated as medical waste and not included when the body was released to her family for cremation.
Weins' daughter, Karen Waeschle of Waterford, was appalled.http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/08/dispute_over_oakland_county_wo.html
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Created Sat 15th Aug 9:20am PST by blacksoapman
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