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Losing a loved one in a fatal car accident is devastating. Along with the emotional shock and grief, families are often left with urgent legal questions.

Losing a loved one in a fatal car accident is devastating. Along with the emotional shock and grief, families are often left with urgent legal questions.

Losing a loved one in a fatal car accident is devastating. Along with the emotional shock and grief, families are often left with urgent legal questions.

Losing a loved one in a fatal car accident is devastating. Along with the emotional shock and grief, families are often left with urgent legal questions.

Losing a loved one in a fatal car accident is devastating. Along with the emotional shock and grief, families are often left with urgent legal questions.

After a fatal car accident, families are often left grieving while also facing complex legal questions.

The first thing to do after an auto accident is to safely exit your vehicle, if possible, and to move to a safe location out of traffic. But, after dialing 911 and seeking emergency medical care, you are likely to be released from the emergency room and sent home with little follow-up advice.

This is a question I am often asked by my auto accident and personal injury clients in our initial meetings.

The process of proving negligence is the cornerstone of personal injury law. But what the heck does “negligence” actually mean?  In law school, we spend weeks on this topic in a first-year class known as “torts.”

Over a decade ago, I was asked to speak at, what was then, the premier trial lawyer seminar in our state “The Luvera Seminar.”