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Law Practice

Dec. 5, 2013

Life interrupted

Whatever the cause of the recent accident claiming the lives of Paul Walker and Roger Rodas, the event is likely to ignite a firestorm of litigation. By Jonathan Michaels


By Jonathan Michaels


Few things in life are more tragic than an early, unexpected loss. While we understand that the belief is unsustainable, we nevertheless cling to the idea that death will only visit us at the end of a long and illustrious life. When it arrives early we feel cheated, as if an indiscernible right has been wrongfully taken from us.


This last week, our belief in all that is right was tested when actor Paul Walker was killed in a tragic ...

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