Class Action | Death Care | Consumer Protection | Grandview Memorial Gardens
Leathermon v. Grandview Memorial Gardens
United States District Court—Southern District of Indiana—New Albany Division (Class Action). Class action on behalf of family members of the deceased alleging that Grandview Cemetery improperly and negligently installed lawn crypts, specific types of burial vaults that encapsulate the coffin, by failing to establish proper drainage systems. Severe water damage and flooding resulted, but Plaintiffs allege that Defendants failed to notify them of these problems and did not take necessary steps to fix them. Plaintiffs further allege that on several occasions, Defendants failed to bury the decreased in lawn crypts, despite the fact that the family members paid for them.