{"id":19412,"date":"2015-09-28T08:55:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T15:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/?p=18863"},"modified":"2023-03-14T20:07:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T20:07:47","slug":"a-wrongful-death-lawsuit-is-a-commitment-are-you-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/es\/a-wrongful-death-lawsuit-is-a-commitment-are-you-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wrongful Death Lawsuit is a Commitment \u2013 Are You Ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17146\" src=\"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Wrongful_Death.jpg\" alt=\"Oregon wrongful death lawyer\" width=\"348\" height=\"228\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You may be surprised to hear this from a\u00a0lawyer who focuses on personal injury and wrongful death claims, but a wrongful death claim is NOT for everyone. 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