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Lawsuit Alleges W.Va. EMT Shared Crash Photos
09/04/2013
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Jonathan Thomas' injuries were so severe his family kept a closed casket during his funeral.
When they found out an emergency medical technician had taken photographs of the 30-year-old UPS driver's body and shared the photos, they were heartbroken, said his mother, Darla Thomas.
Although there isn't a state law prohibiting taking photographs of corpses, a lawsuit filed by Thomas' family in Greenbrier Circuit Court against Quinwood Emergency Ambulance Inc. contends that family members have privacy rights that control the exploitation of deceased family members.
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