The Golden Gate Funeral Home may have been featured on TLC’sBest Funeral EverHowever, a new lawsuit claims that the reality was quite different. Proprietor John Beckwith Jr. isn’t the only TLC star to Participate in a lawsuit in the new yearBut his business is being accused of a variety of wrongdoings. The mortuary in Texas, which rose to stardom via reality TV, is now being sued for mishandling human remains.
A press release has revealed that 17 families have brought suit against Golden Gate Funeral Home, just months after the Texas Funeral Service Commission opened an investigation. The law firm of Hales and SellersMost of these families are represented by a lawyer. In fact 14 individual lawsuits were filed within the past week, along with three others that were initiated in 2021. In addition, many more families are expected to file lawsuits in the next days. The Dallas Morning NewsAccording to reports, most of the prosecution parties seek at least $1,000,000 in financial compensation.
Prosecuting families claim that the remains of their loved one’s were either missing or inaccessible, as attorney Ryan Sellers said in a statement. “grotesque state of decomposition.”Many families were forced to see their loved ones in an unacceptable condition. Others were shocked to find that the remains had been discarded. Some individuals even said that the Golden Gate Funeral Home delivered the wrong person’s remains to their funerals.
After the reality show Best Funeral Ever The first broadcasts began airing on TLC’s network in 2013.Golden Gate Funeral Home quickly became the top-choice business for high-profile burials. Many extravagant ceremonies were featured, including a funeral of Olympian Ronnie Ray Smith. It included his casket doing a 100-yard dash and was awarded a gold Medal. Other funeral themes include country music, Hollywood, and game shows.
Unfortunately, according to several non-celebrity customers, the Golden Gate Funeral Home allegedly did not treat everyone’s loved ones’ remains with the same level of attention. According to reports, the staff failed to notify Aldo’s family about the availability of his ashes in 2018, and his children later stated that they learned that the Golden Gate Funeral Home had removed the remains without their knowledge.
Another lawsuit claims that Felix Thomas Miller’s cremains were not sent to his family. Golden Gate Funeral Home maintains that two sets of the deceased’s ashes were given out to family members. However, his widow wasn’t convinced that the remains that she received belonged her late husband. Some families might not have received any remains: The New York PostIt was found that one urn contained stones rather than ashes.
A statement NBC 5The Golden Gate Funeral Home decided not to make public comments on the allegations. The defending company stated that it was ready to respond. “defend against these claims in a court of law.”
There are currently no trial dates, but more families are preparing to apply. We’ll be sure to keep you updated here on CinemaBlend as this story develops.