Fatal incident
After a fatal incident, a family may face insurance correspondence, estate administration and questions about a potential civil claim at the same time. These processes are not interchangeable. Identify your relationship to the deceased, any estate representative and the records already available. Who may bring a claim and what may be recovered require individual legal review.
- Incident report reference and investigating organization
- Your relationship to the deceased and any estate appointment
- Insurer correspondence and relevant financial records
Location to identify: The place of the collision, fall or other event; the report number and issuing organization; and where any lawsuit was filed.
Ask a lawyer: Who is authorized to act, and how do the incident and estate questions fit together?
Oklahoma personal injury preparation guide
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