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What is a Wrongful Death Claim?
A wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the decedent was killed as a result of
the negligence (or other liability) on the part of the defendant's, and that the
surviving dependents or beneficiaries are entitled to monetary damages as a result
of the defendant's conduct.
Under "common law" (the general legal principles passed from England
to the United States over hundreds of years) this type of claim did not exist.
It was reasoned that the claim died with the victim, and the surviving family
members could not claim damages from the person who caused the victim's death.
To correct this injustice, the individual states have passed "wrongful death
statutes" over the years, and some form of wrongful death claim action exists
in all state jurisdictions today. While they all follow some general principles,
each state jurisdiction is unique, since each state has drafted its own form of
"wrongful death statute."
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