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Volume 19, Number 3 • July 2006
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Death certificates

Russell G. Thornton, JD

In any legal proceeding that involves the death of an individual, regardless of whether or not it is a health care liability claim, the importance of the information documented on the decedent's death certificate cannot be overstated. For this reason, completion and execution of these documents should not be taken lightly.