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Wrongful Death

A person adopted as an adult is an “heir” under the Wrongful Death Act, qualified to bring a medical-malpractice, wrongful-death case on behalf of the adoptee's parent, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled.

DENVER — A person adopted as an adult is an “heir” under the Wrongful Death Act, qualified to bring a medical-malpractice, wrongful-death case on behalf of the adoptee's parent, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled.

Categories / Appeals, Civil Rights, Health

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