Wrongful death is a type of legal claim or cause of action against a person who can be held liable for a death. The claim is brought in a civil action, usually by close relatives, as authorized by statute. In wrongful death cases, survivors are compensated for the harm and losses they have...
A wrongful death lawsuit can help surviving family members recover compensation after a fatal accident. Read our guide for a full breakdown of these cases.
An attorney said the remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after the 2021 Astroworld music festival has been settled; a deadly crowd crush at the festival left 10 people dead.
Panera Bread said it’s discontinuing its Charged Sips drinks that were tied to at least two wrongful death lawsuits due to their high caffeine content.
The families of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie have reached a $3 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after authorities concluded he strangled her during a cross-country...
Adding perhaps a final twist to one of the longest-running and most contentious cases of celebrity justice, a federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed an eight-year-old wrongful-death...
From member station WXXI, Brenda Tremblay reports that opening arguments began yesterday in a wrongful death suit. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Cynthia Wiggins, the 17-year old who was ki...
The family of a man who died after a 911 call in Springfield, Ill., filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against two paramedics and Lifestar, a company that provides ambulance services....
An attorney says the one remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed after 10 people were killed during a deadly crowd crush at the 2021 Astroworld music festival has been settled.
It's “a waiting game” when it comes to whether or not Alec Baldwin will see the inside of a courtroom regarding the wrongful death lawsuit he is now facing, according to legal experts.