Wrongful Death occurs when one person is killed as the result of irresponsible or negligent behavior of another individual, employer, company, or entity. It is an unintentional death that could have been avoided if the proper attention had been paid. Wrongful Death may be the result of medical malpractice, a car or airplane accident, exposure to hazardous substances or conditions, or if a person is killed during an activity that was supervised. The circumstances needed to claim Wrongful Death require proof that the death of a human being was the direct cause of someone's negligence or strict liability. In addition, the surviving family members suffering monetary injury from the death of the deceased must be present, as well as a personal representative for the deceased.

• Overview of Wrongful Death Video

• MISTRIAL MAY BE GRANTED IN FATAL POLICE SHOOTING..
• FAMILY OF HEMET MAN KILLED BY OFFICERS WEIGHS OPTIONS AFTER $10 MILLION CLA..
• SUSPECTS IN COURT IN DEATH OF BOY RIDING BICYCLE..
• MANS FAMILY FILES WRONGFUL-DEATH SUIT AGAINST STATE..
• DEAL MADE IN AMHERST COUNTY WRONGFUL-DEATH SUIT..
• FERRY CRASH VICTIMS WIDOW WILL GET $8.75M..
• SETTLEMENT REACHED IN DEADLY NYC STATEN ISLAND FERRY CRASH..
• $8.7 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN DEADLY NYC FERRY CRASH..
• ARGUMENTS BEGIN IN PORT DEATH LAWSUIT..
• $8.7 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN STATEN ISLAND FERRY CRASH WRONGFUL-DEATH CLAIM A..
• $30M WRONGFUL DEATH CLAIM TOSSED..
• SETTLEMENT REACHED IN NYC FERRY CRASH..
• SETTLEMENT IN DEADLY NYC STATEN ISLAND FERRY CRASH..
• SETTLEMENT IN STATEN ISLAND FERRY CRASH..
• WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT IN POST MASTERS KILLING..
• WIDOW GETS $8.7M SETTLEMENT IN STATEN ISLAND FERRY CRASH WRONGFUL DEATH CLA..
• NEW PROSECUTOR LOOKS INTO DEATH OF GIRL STRUCK BY RUTHERFORD DEPUTY..
• CNN, NANCY GRACE DENY CLAIMS IN DUCKETT SUIT..
• WIDOWER SUES CITY, UTILITY, PARKING FIRM..
• CONCERT-GOERS DEATH CLOUDED..
• MORELAND MURDER PROMPTS LAWSUIT..
• PROGRESS ENERGY, CITY NAMED IN WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT..
• BLAKELEY FAMILY FILES WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT..
• MORELAND FAMILY CLAIMS WRONGFUL DEATH..
• FAMILY OF SOBOBA TRIBAL MEMBER FILES WRONGFUL DEATH CLAIM..
• FAMILY FILES LAWSUIT IN FATAL WRECK..
• FAMILY AGREES TO SETTLE LAWSUIT IN POLICE SHOOTING..
• MD. PANEL HEARS VIEWS ON DEATH PENALTY..
• LAWSUIT BLAMES ALARM COMPANIES FOR CONTRA COSTA FIREFIGHTERS DEATH..
• CHP OFFICER TO FACE 2ND TRIAL IN TEENS DEATH..
• WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT SETTLED..
• LAWSHE DEATH PENALTY CASE MOVES FORWARD WITH HEARING WEDNESDAY..
• LAWSUIT FILED ON DEATH OF OFFICERS WIFE..
• WIDOW OF FIREFIGHTER WHO DIED FILES SUIT AGAINST ALARM COMPANIES..
• FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSES WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT..
• WRONGFUL-DEATH LAWSUIT IN SHOOTING BY DEPUTIES..
• WRONGFUL-DEATH SUIT FILED IN SHOOTING BY DEPUTIES..
• LAWYERS LAWSUIT AIMS TO ASSIST TEENS SIBLINGS..
• AMHERST DEPUTIES CLEARED IN MAN€™S DEATH..
• SUIT WONT ENRICH DEAD GIRLS PARENTS, LAWYERS SAY..
• DIGIURO WRONGFUL-DEATH SUIT GOES TO TRIAL..
• VICTIMS HUSBAND SUES SMITHSBURG MAN CHARGED IN HER DEATH..
• LAWYERS IN DHS DEATH DEFEND LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY..
• COUNTY FILES RESPONSE TO LAWSUIT..
• MOTHERS DEATH LEAVES FAMILY QUESTIONING CARE..
• AFTERMATH OF UCF DEATH WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUITS CAN TAKE YEARS TO REACH THEI..
• $1,000,000 FOR INMATES DEATH..
• SUICIDAL TEEN€™S PARENTS SUE CITY, COUNTY FOR WRONGFUL DEATH..
• SUIT BLAMES WIRING, SMOKE DETECTORS IN CHILDS DEATH..
• ERIE COUNTY AGREES TO $1 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN DEATH OF HOLDING CENTER INMA..