local markets. Brands SCI operates the following brands in the United States and Canada: Advantage Dignity Memorial Dignity Memorial Premier Collection LHT Consulting Group, LLC Neptune Memorial Reef Neptune Society/Trident Society/Neptune Society of Northern California National Cremation Rose Hills Memorial Park Notable properties Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel in Manhattan, New York City Glenwood Memorial Gardens, Broomall, Pennsylvania Westwood Village Memorial Park in Westwood, Los Angeles, California Pierce Brothers Mortuary in Los Angeles Riverside Memorial Chapel in Manhattan, New York City Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum Crown Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery in Indianapolis Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and Cemeteries in New Orleans Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Colma, California Controversies Costs Writing in an , issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, journalist Paul M. Barrett found, despite its lower overhead, SCI has higher prices than independent funeral home operators. Barrett quoted "data compiled" by a "'concierge' funeral planning service" Everest Funeral Package, which found that for "traditional funerals, SCI charges on average (excluding casket and cemetery plot), 42 percent more than independents." In reply, SCI points to "overwhelmingly positive responses" on customer surveys, below market wages paid to staff and management, and states they provide "top value" at a variety of funeral price points. Texas In the late 1990s, SCI was involved in a controversy involving alleged violations of Texas State embalming laws. The proceedings took a political slant due to Robert Waltrip's friendship with the family of then-governor George W. Bush and Waltrip's campaign contributions to various members of the Bush family. Referred to as "Funeralgate" or "Formaldegate" in the media, the controversy was widely publicized when Eliza May, a director with the Texas Funeral Service Commission (TFSC), was fired while investigating SCI. May alleged in a civil suit that she was fired because she refused to halt her investigation despite pressure to do so from Governor Bush. May's lawyers subpoenaed President Bush to testify at the trial, but Texas judge John K. Dietz threw out the subpoena on the grounds that the then-governor was not in a position to have enough specialized information to require his involvement. The lawsuit was settled in 2001 for more than (equivalent to in ). SCI and the state of Texas were required to jointly pay the decision. On , the TFSC fined SCI an additional for administrative penalties. Florida On January 18, 2023,