The idea behind a wrongful death
lawsuit is that the wrongful death, in addition to injuring
the person who died, also injured people who depended upon
the deceased for financial or emotional support. The
wrongful act may be:
- A negligent or careless
act such as careless driving
- A reckless act
- An intentional act such
as a deliberate murder
Almost every state has
enacted a statute permitting a lawsuit to be brought by the
relatives of a person who died as a result of a wrongful
act.
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