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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jan. 15, 2008

To Sue or Not to Sue For Wrongful Death

Focus Column - By Andy Gillin and Ralph L. Jacobson - Anyone considering filing a wrongful-death claim should be aware of the potential players and issues involved.

By Andy Gillin
and Ralph L. Jacobson

This article appears on Page 7.

      When considering representation and suit over a client's losses arising from the death of another in California, explore several threshold issues: (1) is your client's relationship to the deceased such that your client has a claim at all; (2) who else has a claim; (3) what damages can be sought by whom; and (4) what are the causes of action to be pleade...

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