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A Virginia family is accusing a funeral home of breach of contract and negligence in a $5 million lawsuit after they allegedly noticed a relative’s body was infested with maggots on the day of his ...

A week later, they say his open casket viewing at Snellings Funeral Home in Chesapeake created such a nightmare, the family hired an attorney. “They provided this family with a grotesque freak show,” ...