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Bergen Funeral Home Put Wrong Body In Casket, Family Says In $50M Suit
A Ridgefield funeral home was hit with a $50 million lawsuit alleging it mixed up bodies in funeral arrangements.

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A Ridgefield funeral home was hit with a $50 million lawsuit alleging it mixed up bodies in funeral arrangements.

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