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Savannah GA Personal injury attorney

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Wrongful death is a death caused by wrongful act or from carelessness of another individual or entity. A wrongful death lawsuit claims that the victim was killed due to wrongful act or negligence on the part of the individual or entity being sued, and that the injured partys survivors are entitled to monetary damages as a consequence of the wrongful act or carelessness. States have enacted wrongful death statutes providing compensation to the heirs or relatives of the injured party as an incentive to act carefully and safely. All states have wrongful death laws. In most states, a lawsuit for wrongful death should be brought within 2 years from the date of death or within 2 years from the date the cause of death is discovered. State wrongful death statutes are independent of each other. But they follow the same basic principles:
the death was caused, in whole or part, by the conduct of the defendant;
the defendant was negligent or strictly liable for the victims death;
there is a surviving spouse, children, beneficiaries or dependents; and
monetary damages have resulted from the victims death.

A wrongful death can be the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead persons family or heirs. It is a claim against an individual who can be held liable for the death.

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