The monks of St. Joseph Abbey received good news in their battle to sell caskets when a Federal appeals court affirmed a lower court’s decision that struck down a Louisiana law that would have required the monks to either open a licensed funeral home or get a funeral director’s license. The District Court held that the
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Restraint of Trade Issue #1: restricting who can sell or provide preneed
By Bill Stalter on
Posted in Preneed
Although it may not be apparent from the press release or the final Decision And Order, the FTC proceeding against the Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors has restraint of trade implications for future efforts to regulate the preneed transaction.
The focus of the FTC inquiry was on the State Board’s lawsuit…