A class action lawsuit has been filed in which potentially thousands of customers who purchased “pre-need” contracts for burial services at Rubin Memorial in West Palm Beach Florida have been defrauded by the Florida funeral home in its attempt to overcharge them for out-of-state costs related to burial services, an action that is prohibited by Florida law. The class action alleges that Rubin Memorial created entirely false invoices, often doubling the prices of estimated services, and passed them off to consumers, while pocketing the difference. The scheme involved Rubin Memorial scanning the invoices received from out-of-state funeral homes and altering the invoices on a computer.
If you or a family member have been the victim of funeral home abuse or funeral home fraud make sure to call an experienced funeral home lawyer.
Posted on: Friday, October 10th, 2008