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Litigation

Feb. 25, 2012

Suit against coroner dismissed

A San Mateo County judge on Wednesday tentatively dismissed a complaint brought by a New York-based couple that alleged the county coroner's office mishandled the remains of their son.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A San Mateo County judge on Wednesday tentatively dismissed a complaint brought by a New York-based couple that alleged the county coroner's office mishandled the remains of their son, who was killed in a car accident nearly four years ago.


Jerald and Sandra Wolkoff initially brought the complaint against the coroner's office last year, when they learned the brain of their deceased 30-year-ol...

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