A Washington, DC, funeral home and its owners will pay a $25,000 civil penalty to resolve charges that they violated the Federal Trade Commission’s Funeral Rule, which helps to ensure that people have the information they need to compare prices and buy only the funeral services and goods they want.
In May 2011, at the FTC’s request, the U.S. Department of Justice charged B.K. Henry Funeral Chapel Inc., Brian K. Henry, and Lisa Henry with failing to provide consumers with a casket price list, as required by law. The Funeral Rule requires funeral homes to show consumers a casket price list before they view any caskets.
