Haunted by a word, a family battles medical examiner’s office

By Patricia Wen — Boston GlobeNov. 29, 2016

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David J. Haverty Jr. was struck by an MBTA commuter train at the Brighton Street crossing in Belmont, Mass., on Feb. 27, 2009. Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe

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