Nearly $1 billion lawsuit against Return to Nature Funeral Home

FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. — A class-action lawsuit against the Return to Nature Funeral Home resulted in a judgment of nearly $1 billion, an attorney representing the victims confirmed Monday. 

The funeral home about 35 miles southwest of Colorado Springs came under a multiagency investigation in October after reports of a complaint about a foul odor in the area. Investigators said they found nearly 190 bodies in various states of decomposition that were not properly stored.

The resolution of the class-action lawsuit does not impact either the state or federal criminals cases against the Hallfords. All criminal cases against the Hallfords remain unresolved at the time of writing.