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5 Nov 2019, 12:22 pm by McAleer Law Firm
The Court of Appeals of Georgia recently released a decision that addressed a dispute between the heirs to an accident victims estate and the beneficiaries of his wrongful death claim. [read post]
19 Sep 2019, 6:45 am by Joe Consumer
New York’s 1847 wrongful death law was the very first in the nation. [read post]
1 May 2023, 7:18 pm by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.
Are wrongful death beneficiaries bound by an arbitration agreement when bringing a wrongful death claim? [read post]
26 Dec 2006, 3:34 pm
However, a number of states do not limit the amount of damages for wrongful death. [read post]
26 Dec 2006, 3:34 pm
However, a number of states do not limit the amount of damages for wrongful death. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 1:20 pm
This doctrine, which prevents a person from profiting from a wrongful act, seem fairly easy to apply where the murderer is convicted by the crime. [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 5:41 am
A wrongful death action arises once the victim has died and it compensates the beneficiaries for their own injuries which they suffer from the moment of the victim's death and after. [read post]
4 Nov 2013, 12:31 pm by Kirk Jenkins
 The Court concluded that the Wrongful Death Act established that all next of kin are the intended beneficiaries of a wrongful death action, which is brought "for the exclusive benefit of the surviving spouse and next of kin of such a deceased person." [read post]
27 Apr 2020, 10:29 am by Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP
Under state law, an Indiana wrongful death lawsuit may be appropriate when the death of an individual is the result of another’s wrongful act or omission. [read post]
9 Jun 2011, 4:16 pm
Next, the Court evaluated whether Plaintiffs could bring a wrongful death claim under Maryland law, as the statute allows recovery for secondary beneficiaries who are related to the deceased by blood or marriage and are substantially dependent upon them. [read post]
29 Aug 2012, 11:40 am by Ray Mullman
Extendicare denying a motion to compel arbitration in a nursing home case where wrongful death was alleged as well as a survival claim for the resident's estate. [read post]
21 Feb 2019, 10:47 am by Lebowitz & Mzhen
Damages in a Maryland Wrongful Death Case In some cases, the damages available to a wrongful death plaintiff are limited to “pecuniary losses,” which are those that can be definitively ascertained and assigned a value. [read post]
2 Dec 2009, 8:13 pm
The Texas Supreme Court, citing In re Labatt Food Service, L.P., __S.W.3d __ (Tex. 2009), held that wrongful death beneficiaries nonsignatories to an arbitration agreement must be compelled to arbitrate when the decedent's claims would had been arbitrated. [read post]
30 Nov 2012, 12:44 pm by Daniel Richardson
”  Life insurance policy proceeds provide a lump sum to the named beneficiary, or the deceased’s estate, as compensation for the loss of a loved one and post-mortem expenses, but there is no “wrong” to trigger payment other than the insured’s death. [read post]