PRINCETON — A man is suing Roselawn Acquisition Group and West Virginia Memorial Group claiming they damaged his family's gravesites and refused to take care of them.
Dr. John G. Casali visits Roselawn's cemetery bi-weekly to visit the gravesites of his parents, grandparents and uncle, according to a complaint filed in Mercer Circuit Court.
Casali claims there was a change in ownership in June 2019 and after that, he began to experience problems with his family members' gravesites. On July 11, 2019, he noticed severe damage to one of the markers and he spoke to the new owner and was assured by Debora Hernandez that it would be taken care of and that Hernandez would contact him by Aug. 6, 2019. However, she never did and when he visited on Aug. 14, 2019, he saw that no work had been done.
Casali called several more times and waited in the office to speak with Hernandez, but after several attempts, it was made clear that she was not going to speak with him and he asked to speak with someone else, who told him that they would only replace the damaged bronze vase with a plastic one, but Casali said this was unacceptable.
Casali claims the defendants' actions have caused him distress.
Casali is seeking compensatory damages. He is represented by Troy N. Giatras, Matthew W. Stonestreet or Phillip A. Childs of The Giatras Law Firm.
The case is assigned to Circuit Judge Derek Swope.
The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in early December, in favor of arbitration.
Mercer Circuit Court case number: 21-C-126