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A state’s wrongful death laws allow certain parties to sue for damages when someone dies because of another person’s wrongful act (for example, a driver who kills another person in a car accident after violating traffic laws). But who exactly has standing to file a wrongful death lawsuit? The law in the state in which …
Code of Civil Procedure § 377.60 CCP is the primary California wrongful death statute. This section allows certain heirs to bring a lawsuit seeking damages. Eligible parties include a deceased person’s: surviving spouse, domestic partner, or children. The code section reads as follows: 337.60 A cause of action for the death of a person caused …
Nevada Revised Statute 41.085 is the state’s wrongful death statute. It spells out how a deceased accident victim’s estate and heirs can sue the at-fault parties for compensatory- and possibly punitive damages. Wrongful death lawsuits can be successful even if the at-fault parties did not face criminal charges. The text of Nevada’s wrongful death statute …
NRS 41.085 is Nevada’s wrongful death statute. What is wrongful death? Wrongful death is the most serious claim a person can sue for. When a victim dies due to someone else’s fault, that victim’s estate or heirs can sue the at-fault person for it. A common example is when a drunk driver causes a fatal …