Natural Hygiene Practitioners Settle Wrongful Death Suit
In 2006, survivors of Dennis G. McDaniel filed suit against Gregory Haag, Tosca Haag, and Vivian V. Vetrano charging that their treatment has resulted in McDaniel’s death. For many years, according to their Web sites, the trio operated the Rest of Your Life (ROYL) Retreat in La Vernia, Texas, where they offered fasting and other “natural hygiene” approaches. The suit charged that McDaniel’s death [at age 55] was triggered by two weeks of complete fasting followed by two more weeks of severe dietary restriction. Vetrano, who is Haag’s natural mother, claimed she was merely a visitor to the retreat, but the court ruled that that should be decided by a jury. The plaintiffs then filed an amended complaint (shown below), but the case was settled …
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