Alcor Life Extension Foundation v. Richardson

Orville Richardson paid Alcor (plaintiff) $53,500 and signed documents, described as an "anatomical gift," arranging for his head to be cryogenically preserved after death. After Richardson developed dementia, his siblings (defendants), appointed as co-conservators, learned of the Alcor arrangement but had him buried anyway when he died, and the district court denied Alcor's request for an order allowing disinterment, finding the siblings could decide how to dispose of his remains.