The law provides damages for loss of companionship in
certain wrongful death cases.
Not exact matches
In most
wrongful death cases, the estate and
certain surviving family members will have a claim for damages.
In some
cases, under
certain circumstances, governments can be held accountable for accidents resulting in personal injuries and
wrongful deaths.
In
certain situations, such as in medical negligence or
wrongful death cases, a person may file a personal injury claim on behalf of a loved one.
There are
certain types of damages in a
case of a
wrongful death claim that are recognized in the court that requires compensation in monetary form.
Fatal injury
cases allow
certain surviving family members to collect compensation by pursuing claims under the North Carolina
Wrongful Death Act.
In a
case involving the
death of a loved one, Texas law also allows
certain family members to file a claim for
wrongful death.
The plaintiff in a
wrongful death case that had been filed after the
death of her husband received some good news last month when an appellate court affirmed a district court's ruling not to bar the plaintiff from introducing
certain evidence at trial.
In the state of Michigan, the law allows
certain family members to seek compensation in a
wrongful death case.