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The Burial is a 2023 American legal drama film directed by Maggie Betts and written by Betts and Doug Wright.It is loosely based on the true story of lawyer Willie E. Gary and his client Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe's lawsuit against the Loewen funeral company, as documented in the 1999 New Yorker article of the same name by Jonathan Harr. [4]
In 1953 O'Keefe bought the business from his father and in 1957 O'Keefe bought his major competitor's business, creating Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes. He also founded a life insurance company, Gulf National Life in 1958. In 1995 O'Keefe, represented by Willie E. Gary, won a jury trial concerning a contractual dispute involving his family ...
In 1995, Jeremiah O'Keefe, a funeral home operator in Mississippi represented by Willie E. Gary sued the Loewen Group in a breach of contract suit. [11] In the trial Gary emphasized Loewen's lavish lifestyle, including the ownership of a yacht, and The Loewen Group's agreement with the National Baptist Convention.
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Funeral home accused of negligence in lawsuit. According to the complaint, the child’s body had been brought to Bibber Memorial at Autumn Green four days before the viewing. When the Korzebs ...
A Kentucky family has sued Lankford Funeral Home, the Indiana facility accused of allowing more than 30 bodies to decompose on site. Lawsuit filed against funeral home accused of mishandling more ...
Willie E. Gary (born July 12, 1947) is an American lawyer. [1] Gary and his wife Gloria established Martin County's first Black law firm at the age of 27, [2] presently known as, Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson, Gary & Gillespie, P.L.L.C. [3] Gary was portrayed by actor Jamie Foxx in the 2023 film The Burial.
A New Jersey family is suing a funeral home for $50 million after they say they nearly buried the wrong woman due to a devastating mix-up as they tried to lay their 93-year-old mother to rest.