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Family members can file a wrongful death suit.
This depends on individual state law, but in general the immediate family members (spouses, children and parents) can file a wrongful death claim. Some states allow grandparents, legal dependants and extended family members to file.
When a loved one dies unexpectedly at work or at the hospital, family members are always left in shock. Naturally, one of the most difficult things to imagine is whether the person died because of someone else's negligence. But if this was the case in Mississippi, you may be able to recover damages in a wrongful death lawsuit. With the help of a wrongful death lawyer from Mississippi, your case will be handled quickly and efficiently.
Wrongful Death Facts
Wrongful Death Stats from 1989 thru 1998 per 100,000 population in Mississippi
Drowning US (rate)1.7
2.81
Falls US (rate)4.3
5.7
Poisoning US (rate)3.2
3.94
Fire and burn-related US (rate)1.6
1.78
Motor Vehicle, Traffic-Related US (rate)16.4
32.36
Source: National Center injury Provention and Control
Mississippi couple awarded $207,000 in car/truck accident
(6/25/1998)
Automobile Accident - Truck Driver/Transport Company - Lois Taylor and Joe Taylor filed their lawsuit in 1990 against Jack Gray Transport and Robert G. McComas, after a truck driven by McComas ran into the back of a car in which Lois Taylor was a pas
94-CT-00901-SCT
Mississippi wrongful death cases are usually brought on behalf of the deceased by his surviving spouse, child, or parent. There are numerous wrongful death situations that are recognized by each state's statutes.
Types of Mississippi wrongful death cases include:
Medical mistakes
Car or airplane accidents
Criminal attacks
Work-related exposure to dangerous conditions or substances
Death during a supervised activity
When your Mississippi wrongful death suit goes to court, judges and juries will decide your amount of damages based on pecuniary injury. That means they will look at how much money the family lost in terms of support, services, lost prospect of inheritance, and medical or funeral costs. Damage awards will also include interest from the date the family member died.
In cases where cruelty may have been involved, the courts might also consider punishing the person responsible for the Mississippi wrongful death. Usually, the laws regarding these punitive damages vary from state to state. Your Mississippi wrongful death lawyer will be able to tell you whether punitive damages will be considered.
Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit
Audio, RM, 8 Kbps, 3:25, 11/18/1999
From member station WBFO in Buffalo, New York, Mark Scott reports on the settlement of a wrongful death suit. The family of an African-American woman killed in a traffic accident had sought $150 million. The defendants, admitting no liability in the death, settled yesterday for a little more than $2.5 million. Source: National Public Radio
Definition:
The statutory sum awarded to the successful party when a judgment is entered.
Corroborate
Definition:
To strengthen; to add weight by additional evidence.
Comparative negligence
Definition:
A principle of tort law which looks at the negligence of the victim and which may lead to either a reduction of the award against the defendant, proportionate to the contribution of the victim's negligence, or which may even prevent an award altogether if the victim's negligence, when compared with the defendant, is equal to or greater in terms or contributing to the situation which caused the injury or damage.
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