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Wrongful Death Cases From Start to Finish

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 56 minutes
Mark West
Jonathan Saxton
Steven Fifield
Jed Kurzban
With Mark West from Law Offices of Mark West + 3 others
Recorded September 28, 2026.
Product ID 102296

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Overview

Build Confidence With Real-World Insights and How-To Guidance

A wrongful death case is unlike any other. You are reconstructing an event without the key witness, valuing a life, navigating probate dynamics, and presenting a case that will be judged as much on emotion as on evidence. This comprehensive program walks you through a wrongful death case from the very first client meeting through trial, focusing on the strategic decisions that drive value, risk, and results. Get the resources and real-world insights to confidently handle wrongful death cases from start to finish - register today!

  • Start strong with effective intake, probate coordination, and early investigation strategies.
  • Understand how insurers set reserves, evaluate risk, and manage exposure.
  • Work effectively with medical experts, economists, and vocational specialists.
  • Learn which negotiation strategies actually move the needle in high-exposure cases.
  • Avoid common pitfalls - and present wrongful death cases effectively at trial.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Early Steps: Intake, Probate Coordination, and Pleadings (With Sample Documents)
  2. How Insurance Companies Handle Wrongful Death Claims
  3. The Trial of a Wrongful Death Case
  4. Discovery, Experts, Evidence: Reconstructing Events Without the Decedent
  5. Damages: How to Value a Life
  6. Settlement Strategy, Liens, and Distribution Issues

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Product ID 102296

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Early Steps: Intake, Probate Coordination, and Pleadings (With Sample Documents)

    1. Intake and Case Screening (With Sample Questionnaire)
    2. Early Investigation, Insurance Discovery, and Evidence Preservation Checklists
    3. Identifying Proper Parties and Beneficiaries
    4. Working With the Personal Representative and Probate Court
    5. Pleadings: Wrongful Death vs. Survival Actions

  2. How Insurance Companies Handle Wrongful Death Claims

    1. Early Claim Evaluation, Investigation, and Reserve Setting
    2. Damages Valuation and Containment Strategies
    3. Authority, Negotiation, and Internal Approvals
    4. Excess Judgment and Bad Faith Concerns

  3. The Trial of a Wrongful Death Case

    1. Wrongful Death Trial Preparation Checklist
    2. Developing Trial Themes: The Story of a Life and Loss
    3. Voir Dire and Jury Selection in High-Emotion Cases (With Sample Questions)
    4. Proving Liability Without the Decedent's Testimony
    5. Using Medical, Autopsy, and Electronic Evidence at Trial
    6. Expert Testimony
    7. Presenting Damages: Dos and Don'ts
    8. Closing Arguments: Plaintiff vs. Defense Strategy

  4. Discovery, Experts, Evidence: Reconstructing Events Without the Decedent

    1. Medical Records, Autopsies, and Experts
    2. Tips for Using Economists, Vocational Experts, Life Care Planners, and Mental Health Experts
    3. Depositions: Hard Questions That Will Be Asked
    4. Life Evidence
    5. Sample Discovery Requests

  5. Damages: How to Value a Life

    1. Medical Expenses, Funeral, and Burial Expenses
    2. Loss of Earnings, Financial Support, and Expected Lifetime Accumulation
    3. Loss of Benefits (Health Insurance, Retirement, etc.)
    4. Loss of Household Services
    5. Pre-Death Conscious Pain and Suffering
    6. Emotional Distress / Grief of Survivors
    7. Loss of Companionship/Consortium and Loss of Guidance/Parental Support
    8. Punitive Damages
    9. Valuing the Case for Settlement (Plaintiff vs. Defense Perspectives)

  6. Settlement Strategy, Liens, and Distribution Issues

    1. Crafting Effective Demand Packages and Mediation Statements
    2. Negotiation Pointers in Wrongful Death Cases
    3. Using Policy Limits and Bad Faith Risk to Drive Settlement
    4. Minimizing Lien Impact
    5. Allocating Settlement Proceeds Among Beneficiaries
    6. Court Approval Requirements

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Insurance professionals and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Mark West
Mark
West
Law Offices of Mark West
Jonathan P Saxton
Jonathan P.
Saxton
Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis
Steven Fifield
Steven
Fifield
Law Office of Eric Beasley
Jed Kurzban
Jed
Kurzban
Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A.
Speaker bio
Mark West

Mark West

Law Offices of Mark West
Mark West

is a sole practitioner in San Gabriel, where he practices in plaintiff personal injury and wrongful death, products liability law, medical malpractice, and business civil litigation. He has published several articles and frequently lectures. Mr. West is admitted to practice in the Northern, Central and Southern U.S. District courts in California; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; and Supreme Court of the United States. He has also been admitted pro hac vice in the state and U.S. District Court for Nevada, and the U.S. District Court for Minnesota. Mr. West is a member of the American and Los Angeles County bar associations, State Bar of California, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Consumer Attorneys of California (past legislative district coordinator), and American Trial Lawyers Association. He earned his B.S. degree from New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University) and his J.D. degree from Southwestern University School of Law. 

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Jonathan P Saxton

Jonathan P. Saxton

Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis
Jonathan Saxton

is a partner at Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis. He is the team leader for the insurance and general litigation group. Mr. Saxton's practice focuses on litigation, which encompasses matters involving serious personal injury and wrongful death claims, product liability, fire losses, mold claims, toxic torts, and class actions. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Miami and his J.D. degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Mr. Saxton is admitted to practice law in Ohio, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and before the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. 

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Steven Fifield

Steven Fifield

Law Office of Eric Beasley
Steven Fifield

has been practicing personal injury law for more than 15 years. He brings a wealth of experience in car wreck litigation and premises liability actions and is one of the most knowledgeable workers’ compensation plaintiff attorneys in Tennessee. Mr. Fifield earned his B.A. degree from Western Michigan University, receiving department honors for his thesis on substance abuse policy in the State of Michigan. He earned his J.D. degree from Michigan State University College of Law, where he served as an associate editor of the Journal of Medicine & Law. While at Michigan State, Mr. Fifield co-founded the Law and Economics Society. He is admitted to practice law in Tennessee.

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Jed Kurzban

Jed Kurzban

Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A.
Jed Kurzban

is an attorney and managing partner for the law firm Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A. He concentrates his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, product liability and personal injury. He is admitted to practice by The Florida Bar and Hawaii State Bar Association, and before the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Mr. Kurzban is also the author of How Justice is Served and a member of the Dade County Bar Association, The Florida Bar, American Association for Justice, Florida Justice Association, The National Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association. He served as vice chair of the Dade County Bar Association Trial Section and on the Board of Directors for the Florida Justice Association. Mr. Kurzban also lobbied in Tallahassee for issues relating to medical malpractice and victim rights. He has also published several articles in the Florida Bar Journal and the FJA Journal, and given multiple lectures on topics relating to personal injury, auto negligence, medical malpractice and civil litigation. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Alabama and his J.D. degree from the University of Miami School of Law where he was an adjunct instructor teaching pre-litigation tactics at the University of Miami School of Law.

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