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Oct 6, 2023 · Owning eight funeral parlors in Mississippi, Jeremiah O’Keefe was a conscientious man whose Irish ancestors had been in the undertaking trade since the Civil War years, according to a story...
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Oct 13, 2023 · In Amazon Prime Video’s legal drama film ‘The Burial,’ Jeremiah O’Keefe, a Mississippi-based funeral home owner, battles the multi-billion-dollar empire of the Loewen Group, a large funeral home company, over a contract dispute.
Sep 7, 2023 · It stars Jamie Foxx as a brash attorney Willie Gary, Tommy Lee Jones as his client, Jerry O’Keefe, and Jurnee Smollett as the vicious opposing counsel. Here’s the trailer, but stick around after to read about the true story upon which the film is based because it’s a doozy.
Oct 12, 2023 · The Burial follows funeral home owner Jeremiah 'Jerry' O’Keefe, who wins a lawsuit against a corporate competitor that was threatening to put him out of business, while also exploring...
Oct 13, 2023 · Did Jerry O’Keefe win in his case against The Loewen Group? Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx, The Burial (Image credit: Skip Bolen/Prime Video) In the end, the jury decided that Loewen, on behalf of The Loewen Group, violated his contractual agreement to purchase three funeral homes from O'Keefe.
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Sep 26, 2023 · The Burial true story corroborates that the trial took place in the predominately black Hinds County, Mississippi. In order to better appeal to a majority black jury and Judge James E. Graves, Jr., also black, O'Keefe hired Willie Gary to represent him.
Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe III (July 12, 1923 – August 23, 2016) was an American fighter ace, Democratic Party politician, insurance executive, and funeral director. As a Marine pilot in World War II he received the Navy Cross for five of the seven kills he recorded over Okinawa.
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