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This site recently reported on the case of Harold St. John, whose family was prevented from burying their loved one because of a legal request for an autopsy. The family is engaged in a lawsuit against several auto parts manufacturers, claiming St. John was exposed to asbestos while working with the products as an auto mechanic. St. John recently died of mesothelioma, a cancer that is caused by asbestos.

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Attorneys representing the defendants in a mesothelioma death case prevented a New Jersey family from burying husband and father Harold St. John, according to a story in the New Jersey Star-Ledger. On the day of the scheduled burial, a judge ordered the funeral home to hold the body and return it to the coroner’s office until a decision is made whether or not an autopsy will be allowed. The matter is now in Superior Court in New Brunswick, N.J.

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