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Family takes Orleans Parish Coroner to court after loved ones name misspelled
Posted on 2/24/25 at 11:03 pm
Posted on 2/24/25 at 11:03 pm
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NEW ORLEANS — A family searched for eight months for their loved one only to find the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office had already cremated him.
Now, a judge will decide if the office was negligent. Benjamin Pfantz died of an overdose in September of 2022.
The coroner says the New Orleans Police Department collected his fingerprints and told them his last name was "Peantz," just one letter off from Pfantz.
Meanwhile, his family called the morgue several times, but they were told he wasn't there.
By the time the misspelling was sorted in May, it was too late.
On Monday, the coroner's chief investigator said he wouldn't agree they were at fault, but evidence shows he told the family otherwise.
The case is expected to resume in civil district court on Tuesday.
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Posted on 2/24/25 at 11:06 pm to John88
Pfantzy way to get some money for sure.
But justified imo
But justified imo
Posted on 2/24/25 at 11:08 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Pfantzy way to get some money for sure.
They’ll waste money and win judgement against the city and collect .10 on the dollar 30yrs from now.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 11:12 pm to John88
What's the damages? What were they going to do with him if he hadn't been cremated?
Posted on 2/24/25 at 11:21 pm to Epaminondas
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What were they going to do with him if he hadn't been cremated?
If only there were other options besides cremation.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 11:26 pm to John88
The Orleans jury will likely give the family an award equal to a wrongful death award. The overwhelming majority of the family’s grief is rooted in the death. This no doubt added to it, but they’ll give money as if the Coroner’s office had caused his death.
Posted on 2/24/25 at 11:32 pm to John88
Sounds like pure laziness. The coroner's office couldn't search the September deaths by first name? Maybe even get really fancy and try 'Benjamin P', then narrow it down...
quote:
Benjamin Pfantz
Benjamin Peantz
Posted on 2/24/25 at 11:45 pm to wheelr
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Sounds like pure laziness. The coroner's office couldn't search the September deaths by first name? Maybe even get really fancy and try 'Benjamin P', then narrow it down...
Yeah it seems like there would be ways to figure this out
Posted on 2/24/25 at 11:53 pm to John88
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By the time the misspelling was sorted in May, it was too late.
Too late for what?
Posted on 2/25/25 at 4:16 am to wheelr
Govt employees, you tell me if laziness had anything to do with it.
Posted on 2/25/25 at 4:19 am to John88
Dead druggie probably approved. He got blazed up in life and in death.
Posted on 2/25/25 at 4:36 am to BHS78
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Govt employees, you tell me if laziness had anything to do with it.
Musk needs to send them an email to find out what they been doing all week.
Posted on 2/25/25 at 5:13 am to John88
Should have tattooed his surname on his extremities.
A sort of Safety Pfantz.
A sort of Safety Pfantz.
Posted on 2/25/25 at 5:20 am to Big Jim Slade
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The Orleans jury will likely give the family an award equal to a wrongful death award. The overwhelming majority of the family’s grief is rooted in the death. This no doubt added to it, but they’ll give money as if the Coroner’s office had caused his death.
Only if the grieving family is black will a judge offer any money to settle the case. Orleans lady justice is color blind not visually blind.
Posted on 2/25/25 at 5:26 am to John88
Coroners five key accomplishments:
1. Lose a dead guy.
2. Cremate wrong person.
3. Show no ability to use common sense.
4. Cause a lawsuit against the city.
5. Lie to family of deceased.
1. Lose a dead guy.
2. Cremate wrong person.
3. Show no ability to use common sense.
4. Cause a lawsuit against the city.
5. Lie to family of deceased.
Posted on 2/25/25 at 5:35 am to The Boat
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Dead druggie probably approved. He got blazed up in life and in death
I have no idea who he was or the family, but that was someone’s kid, pal. We all have our demons … trying showing a little empathy, compassion, and respect.
Posted on 2/25/25 at 5:44 am to LSUtoBOOT
quote:They didn’t lose anyone. They were given a body and a name.
1. Lose a dead guy.
The name they were given was incorrect.
The family was searching for their son. They didn’t know he was dead.
quote:The name they were given was Benjamin Peantz. That name had no one searching for him. After a period of time, when a body goes unclaimed, they cremate.
2. Cremate wrong person.
quote:What, exactly, would have prevented this?
3. Show no ability to use common sense.
The only thing I can think of is the police not misspelling his name.
quote:They followed their protocols.
4. Cause a lawsuit against the city.
quote:How did they lie?
5. Lie to family of deceased.
This post was edited on 2/25/25 at 5:45 am
Posted on 2/25/25 at 5:48 am to Scruffy
LSUtoBoot didn’t know Scruffy worked for the coroner’s office, sorry for the hurt feelings. Have a nice day.
Posted on 2/25/25 at 5:52 am to LSUtoBOOT
quote:Scruffy would have to live in that shithole city of New Orleans to work there.
LSUtoBoot didn’t know Scruffy worked for the coroner’s office, sorry for the hurt feelings. Have a nice day.
Not a chance of that.
Just spitting facts and countering overly-emotional menstruating.
Posted on 2/25/25 at 5:53 am to John88
One of our high school friends dad died in a plane crash many years ago, they were loaded but the ole man was kind of a jerk.
He made money overseas and spent 80% of his time gone, I'm sure he was banging sluts and it was rumored that he had another entire family somewhere.
Anyway, when we went to the gravesite (during the funeral) they had already placed his headstone which had his name spelled one way (right) on the front and another way (wrong) on the back
I doubt they ever had it fixed
He made money overseas and spent 80% of his time gone, I'm sure he was banging sluts and it was rumored that he had another entire family somewhere.
Anyway, when we went to the gravesite (during the funeral) they had already placed his headstone which had his name spelled one way (right) on the front and another way (wrong) on the back
I doubt they ever had it fixed
This post was edited on 2/25/25 at 7:44 am
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