A survival action is a type of lawsuit that can be filed after someone dies in order to recover damages that the deceased person would have been entitled to recover if they had lived. The purpose of a survival action is to allow the estate of the deceased to be compensated for certain losses and… Read More
The money awarded in a wrongful death lawsuit generally goes to the deceased person’s immediate family members who were financially dependent on them. This includes the surviving spouse, minor children, and other relatives like parents who relied on the deceased for support. Dealing with the unexpected death of a loved one is emotionally devastating, made… Read More
This past August, a ruling by a Florida court of appeals effectively reduced a $10 million damage award to $200,000 in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a University of Central Florida football player who died during team practice drills in the 2008 season. UCF student-athlete Ereck Plancher collapsed and died following… Read More
On Thursday, October 17th, the parents of a man born with Down syndrome filed a wrongful death suit against three sheriff’s deputies from the state of Maryland for causing his alleged: “violent, terrifying, and painful death” as the deputies attempted to remove the handicapped man from a movie theater earlier this year. The disabled man,… Read More
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