Sentences with phrase «defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit»

If the defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit is found to be liable, damages awarded to the victim's family may include:

The Supreme Court of the State of California recently released an opinion in which they affirmed a lower court's ruling granting summary judgment to the defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit.

If the accident happened because of poorly maintained, designed or constructed roads, a county, municipality or the state may also be named as defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit.

Who can you name as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit for the death of your loved one?

Not exact matches

In the wrongful death lawsuit, Peterson, a 33 - year law enforcement officer who was suspended without pay and immediately resigned and retired after the shooting, is listed as a defendant alongside Cruz.

(1) A death (2) that was caused by the defendant's wrongful or negligent conduct (3) giving rise to a specific cause of action the deceased could have pursued in a lawsuit had he or she not died from the conduct.

Won a defendant's verdict in a lawsuit alleging wrongful death against a psychiatric hospital where a patient, a librarian, committed suicide.

In a 2013 case, the Supreme Court of Florida determined that a wrongful death lawsuit is derivative in nature, so any defense that a defendant could claim in a case brought by the deceased could also be used in a case brought by the survivor of the deceaseIn a 2013 case, the Supreme Court of Florida determined that a wrongful death lawsuit is derivative in nature, so any defense that a defendant could claim in a case brought by the deceased could also be used in a case brought by the survivor of the deceasein nature, so any defense that a defendant could claim in a case brought by the deceased could also be used in a case brought by the survivor of the deceasein a case brought by the deceased could also be used in a case brought by the survivor of the deceasein a case brought by the survivor of the deceased.

One issue that frequently comes up in wrongful death lawsuits, especially those arising in the context of nursing home abuse or neglect, is whether an arbitration agreement between the deceased and the defendant can be enforced against a survivor of the deceased when they file a wrongful death lawsuit.

Los Angeles Partners David Shapiro and Christopher Greenleaf and Los Angeles Appellate Partner Caroline Chan recently prevailed in an appeal from a summary judgment ruling in favor of the defendants in a wrongful death premises liability lawsuit.

That ruling in a recent case is one of the last of several personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits filed against some three dozen defendants as a result of the horrific accident.

A wrongful death lawsuit can be brought by a decedent's survivors in order to establish a defendant's liability and ask for damages.