CNN Reports the lights on Broadway in New York City were dimmed Thursday, March 19, to honor the life of famed actress Natasha Richardson. Richardson’s most prominent New York appearance came over a decade ago in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of “Cabaret,” for which Richardson won a 1998 Tony award for Best Actress. Richardson died in Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City after suffering a brain injury while skiing at a resort in Quebec, Canada.

According to the Canadian ambulance service director, paramedics who were dispatched to the ski slope shortly after her fall were turned away before they could check on Richardson. Shortly thereafter, Richardson returned to her hotel accompanied by her ski instructor, but started feeling poorly about an hour after the fall. Richardson was taken to a local hospital in Canada before she was transferred to Hospital du Sacre-Coeur in Montreal. Richardson died in New York City from what the medical examiner’s office ruled an accidental death caused by “epidural hematoma due to blunt impact to the head.”

The attorneys at Leeds Morelli and Brown, P.C. sympathize with Richardson’s family, including Richardson’s surviving husband, actor Liam Neeson. Perhaps the true tragedy here is that Richardson showed no immediate warning she was at risk of death after her fall. This is why estate planning is essential to ensure one’s loved ones will be taken care of after his or her death. For advice on wills, trusts, or estate planning or settlement, please contact an attorney at Leeds Morelli and Brown, P.C. for a free consultation at 1-800-585-4658, or visit www.lmblaw.com.

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