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A wrongful death claim is a suit that arises from the death of an individual that was caused by the conduct of another. A wrongful death suit is different from other types of personal injury claims because the actual victim (the "decedent") is not bringing suit, rather it is the family members or the decedent's estate. As such, a wrongful death claim is brought to recover damages for the injuries that the surviving family and/or estate have suffered due to the death of ...MORE >>
Featured Articles on Wrongful Death
- July 2, 2009 - Scaffolding Collapse Kills Ohio Construction Worker
- July 2, 2009 - Malfunction Missed Prior to Metro Crash
- July 1, 2009 - Dam is Focus of CA Lawsuit
- June 29, 2009 - Three Die at N.Y. Waste Plant
- June 22, 2009 - At Least 2 Dead in D.C. Train Collision
- June 20, 2009 - 1 Dead in Illinois Train Derailment Explosion
- June 20, 2009 - Worker Killed in Blast at Chicken Plant
- June 18, 2009 -
- June 17, 2009 - "Month in Jail for Coed in Hazing Death"
- June 15, 2009 - Driver Faces Charges for Killing Four
- June 10, 2009 - Police Officer Charged in Car Crash
- June 09, 2009 - Five Killed in South Carolina Car Crash
- June 08, 2009 - Family: Hospital Inaction Caused Fatality
- June 04 2009 - Stallworth Pleads Not Guilty to DUI Charge
- June 01, 2009 - Man Who Beheaded Bus Passenger to Appear for Review to Determine His Fate
- May 28, 2009 - Suspect Indicted in Crash That Killed Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart
- May 27, 2009 - Family Sues Husband for Wrongful Death
- May 27, 2009 - Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Merck Appeal
- May 18, 2009 - Wrongful Death Suit Over Medical Helicopter Crash
- May 13, 2009 -Husband of Flu Victim Files Lawsuit
- May 13, 2009 -Deal Reached in Utah Mine Collapse Lawsuits
- May 11, 2009 - 'Big Dig' Ceiling Collapse Charges Dropped
- May 11, 2009 - Pfizer Called to Hearing to Answer Charges
- May 4, 2009 - Driver Painting Her Nails Causes Fatal Crash
- April 23, 2009 - Investigation of Broward Child's Suicide Turns to Psychiatric Drugs
- April 21, 2009 - Detroit Police Sued in Stun Gun Death
- ApApril 19, 2009 - Nightclub Fire Victims Facing Bankruptcy
- April 14, 2009 - Mother Sues City in Taser Death
- March 31, 2009 - Crane Collapse Families File 0 Million Lawsuit
- April 1, 2009 - Kin Sue in Organ Horror
- March 27, 2009 - Report: Pilot in Crash Wasn't Certified to Fly in Bad Weather
- March 26, 2009 - 2 Lawsuits Filed Over Buffalo Plane Crash
- March 23, 2009 - 4 Residents Killed in Fire at Group Home
- March 20, 2009 - Jurors' Use of the Internet Upsets the Scales of Justice
- March 10, 2009 - NFL Exempt from Lawsuits Over Terror Attacks
- March 6, 2009 - Club Fire Victims Seek Quick Payout
- February 27, 2009 - Drug Firm Slapped with Federal Complaint
- February 17, 2009 - Parents Sue Over Autism Death
- February 17, 2009 - Zoo Settles Lawsuit Over Tiger Mauling
- February 12 2009 - Tainted peanut company exec pleads Fifth
- February 9, 2009 - 'Minor Surgery' Death Lawsuit
- February 2, 2009 - Nigerian Suit Against Pfizer Set to Advance in US Court
- January 30, 2009 - Judge Upholds OxyContin Decision
- January 28, 2009 - A Heartbreaking Lawsuit: Surviving Cancer, Done in by Salmonella
- January 15, 2009 - Lilly Close to .4 Billion Settlement over Zyprexa
- May 30, 2008 - Courts Set Aside Vioxx Awards
- May 23, 2008 - 1 Killed, 3 Injured in Crane Collapse
- May 13, 2008 - Phoenix Sued Over Woman's Death
- April 28, 2008 - Calif. Roadway a Recognized Danger Ten Years Before 34-Car Pile-Up
- April 28, 2008 - Bayer's Trayslol Named in 78 Lawsuits
- April 28, 2008 - Judge Clears Detectives in Bell Shooting
- April 28, 2008 - Parents Sue University of Tulsa for Son's Wrongful Death
- April 25, 2008 - Fatal Shark Attack Off Coast Near San Diego
- April 23, 2008 - CPSC Fines Companies Over Hazardous Drawstring Clothing
- April 17, 2008 - Mine Owner, Workers Charged with Manslaughter in Blast
- April 16, 2008 - Website Makes Suing Easy
- April 11, 2008 - Husband of Slain Woman Blames 911 Operators
- April 11, 2008 - Petsmart Sued for Selling Sick Hamster to Transplant Donor
- April 11, 2008 - Million Deal for Virginia Tech Victims
- April 09, 2008 - FDA Asked for Better Labeling Following Heparin Deaths
- April 08 2008 - Protection focus of estrogen lawsuit
- April 03 2008 - Kan. exec resigns amid 'pill mill' case
- April 02 2008 - Families will receive .4 M for crash
- Reports of Death Caused by Fentanyl Patch
- October 04 2007 - Sept. 11 families settle negligence suit
- June 13 2007 - DuPont wins battle against dioxin lawsuit
- June 07 2007 - Family of teenage DUI accident victim sues restaurant where suspect allegedly got drunk
- June 07 2007 - Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Tampa police
- June 07 2007 - Wrongful death suit brought in Holloway case
- June 06 2007 - Louisiana bus driver cited in death
- June 06 2007 - Chicago school bus driver had 12 drinks before fatal crash
- May 30 2007 - Family of alleged drunk driver victim files lawsuit
- May 30 2007 - Wrongful death lawsuit filed in St. Louis Cardinal pitcher's fatal crash
- May 30 2007 - Wrongful death suit in 2005 drowning
- May 30 2007 - Lawsuit claiming football player's wrongful death seeks millions
- December 30 2006- Wrongful death suit alleges police chase was unnecessary
- December 30 2006- Wrongful death suit in U.S. court
- November 12, 2005 - Taser Blamed in Death
- August 16, 2005 - Woman Forced to Accept Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
- July 13, 2005 - MIT Settles Suit
- May 5, 2005 - Pepper Spray Gun on Trial
- February 8, 2005 - Boot Camp Abuse Tied to Death
- Jan. 14, 2005 - Malpractice Cost Limits
- November 16, 2004 - Air Show Terror Leads to Courtroom
- October 13, 2004 - Bus Company Faces Wrongful Death Suit
- July 14, 2004 - Federal judge clears Florence police in wrongful death suit
- July 13, 2004 - 11 Lawsuits Against the City of Santa Monica for Wrongful Deaths and Personal Injuries Arising out of the July 2003 Santa Monica Farmers' Market Tragedy Filed
- June 23, 2004 - Judge dismisses Lori Pond's $10 million lawsuit
- June 17, 2004 - Jury Awards $1.75 Million for Wrongful Death
- March 25, 2004 Court Overturns Verdict Vs. School Clinic
- March 17, 2004 $110 Million Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against National Fuel
- March 12, 2004 -Family Of Slain Teen Wants $600M Family Files Claim In Deadly Shooting
- March 9, 2004 Doctor's family seeks $54 million in Berrien jail death
- February 25, 2004 - Attorneys Win Verdict in Precedent-Setting Mold Wrongful Death Case
- November 14, 2003 - Jury Issues $2.91 Mil. Verdict Against Lackawanna Doctors
- February 11, 2003 - Crash Victim's Estate Files Lawsuit
- January 22, 2003 - High Court Declines Pic Suit
- November 2, 2002 - Barretts awarded $30.9M in McCrady case
- November 1, 2002 - Quikrete settles wrongful death lawsuit
- November 1, 2002 - Pipeline-blast plea deal crafted
- October 30, 2002 - Psychiatric patient was hit 31 times
- October 23, 2002 - Family of woman found dead in 1992 files wrongful death suit
- April 8, 2002 - Judge: Parents of Grown Children Can Sue for Wrongful Death
- March 19, 2002 - Suit Filed in Amtrak Derailment
- March 14, 2002 - Chicago Will Sue Over Scaffold Collapse
- March 5, 2002 - Car Seat Suit Nets $10.5 Million
- March 4, 2002 - British Women Sue Over Third Generation Contraceptive Pill
- December 3, 2001 - Court Looks Into Disaster Which Killed Twenty-one in Swiss Canyon
- September 10, 2001 - Wrongful death suit ties employee to cell-phone use
- August 27, 2001 -University of Virginia Medical Center to Pay $ 1.5 Million for Wrongful Death
- August 25, 2001 -Tire Company Settles Injury Suit; Courts: Texas family gets $7.5 million from Bridgestone/Firestone before jury verdict.
- August 20, 2001 -Lawsuits allege Ford at fault in 11 fatalities
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