*Tabitha Worrell wanted to say goodbye to her son with dignity. Instead, she says she was met with a horrifying nightmare—her son’s body visibly crawling with maggots during an open-casket viewing.

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 ...

The lawsuit was filed in Hampden Superior Court on Sept. 15, 2025, exactly three years after the siblings' father died.

Tabitha Worrell says that during a viewing in 2022, her son's body was "covered with and consumed by clumps of maggots," during a viewing Tabitha Worrell is suing a funeral home in Virginia after the ...

Note: Some of the details in this story are disturbing. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia family has filed a lawsuit against a local funeral home claiming negligence in the way their loved one was ...

A Virginia woman is suing a funeral home for $5 million, plus interest, after she claims her late son’s remains were consumed by maggots during his viewing. The woman, Tabitha Worrell, is suing ...

Jefferson County funeral homes remain committed and prepared to safely care for the families it serves during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Not only are funeral homes protecting ...