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If you are a spouse or registered domestic partner, child, parent, sibling, grandchild, of a person who donated their body to the Harvard Anatomical Gift Program, or you are the person designated on the Instrument of Anatomical Gift or you received a letter from Harvard addressed to you regarding the subject matter of the Actions, then you may be eligible for Settlement Benefits.

To receive Settlement Benefits, eligible Class Members must submit a Claim Form by December 9, 2026.

The Settlement creates two classes based on the date that the donor’s remains departed from the Harvard Morgue for final disposition. Membership in the Settlement Classes depends on (1) your relationship to a Donor to the Harvard Anatomical Gift Program and (2) when the Donor's remains left the Harvard Morgue for final disposition. As to the relationship with the Donor, to be a member of one of the Settlement Classes, you must be:

  • the spouse or registered domestic partner, child, parent, or sibling of a person who donated their body to the Harvard Anatomical Gift Program;

  • the person named by the Donor in the Instrument of Anatomical Gift as the Donor’s designee;

  • a person to whom Harvard addressed correspondence regarding the subject matter of the Actions on or about June 14, 2023, and/or on or about December 7, 2023;

  • a grandchild of a Donor who qualifies for the Primary Settlement Class; or

  • a named Plaintiff in one of the consolidated actions in this matter.

In addition, the Donor's remains must have left the Harvard Morgue for final disposition during one of the following time periods:

  • Primary Settlement Class: Class Members with claims relating to Donors whose Removal Receipt Date (the date the Donor’s body left the Harvard Morgue and was sent for cremation or burial) is on or between January 1, 2018, and March 31, 2023.

  • Pre-2018 Settlement Class: Class Members with claims relating to Donors whose Removal Receipt Date (the date the Donor’s body left the Harvard Morgue and was sent for cremation of burial) is on or between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2017.

You are not included if you are one of the Defendants; one of the people or entities released by the Settlement; Cedric Lodge; Denise Lodge; the judges who have worked on this case; or a member of those Judges’ immediate families.

If you are submitting this Claim Form on behalf of a minor or incapacitated person, please fill out the applicable sections for claims made on behalf of minors or incapacitated persons. If you believe that you are also eligible to submit a claim, you must submit your own Claim Form.

Submission of a Claim Form does not guarantee payment of a Settlement Benefit. Settlement Benefits will be paid according to the allocation plan approved by the Court. Refer to this website for further details.

Claims can only be made on behalf of now living class members

For more information about the Settlement cash benefit, please review the Settlement Agreement, Notice, or visit the FAQs page. You may also ask for free help any time by contacting the Settlement Administrator using the information on the Contact page.

To start your online claim form, you must login with your LoginID and PIN. If you received a notice of this Settlement, your LoginID and PIN is on the top left-hand side of the email notice If you are unable to locate your LoginID and PIN, you can contact the Settlement Administrator by emailing info@HarvardMorgueSettlement.com to request your LoginID and PIN by providing your full name and mailing address.

You may also download a Claim Form here and submit it by U.S. mail to:

Harvard Morgue Settlement
c/o Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 25191
Santa Ana, CA 92799

The deadline to submit a Claim Form online is December 9, 2026. If you are mailing your Claim Form, it must be mailed with a postmark date no later than December 9, 2026.