Overview of Tampa Accidental, Wrongful Death Law

A wrongful death claim filed by a lawyer or attorney in Tampa is a suit that arises from the death of an individual that was caused by the conduct of another. Under Tampa law, a wrongful death suit is different from other types of personal injury claims because the actual victim (the "decedent") is not bringing suit, rather it is the family members or the decedent's estate. As such, a wrongful death claim filed by a lawyer or attorney under Tampa law is brought to recover damages for the injuries that the surviving family and/or estate have suffered due to the death of ...MORE >>

Featured Articles on Wrongful Death

• May 30 2007 - Family of alleged drunk driver victim files lawsuit
• May 30 2007 - Wrongful death lawsuit filed in St. Louis Cardinal pitcher's fatal crash
• May 30 2007 - Wrongful death suit in 2005 drowning
• May 30 2007 - Lawsuit claiming football player's wrongful death seeks millions
• March 13 2007 - Woman accused of hiding babies under house
• March 13 2007 - Trial in beating-death case begins today
• September 08 2006 - 'Diff'rent Strokes' star's son fights for wrongful death verdict
• November 12, 2005 - Taser Blamed in Death
• August 16, 2005 - Woman Forced to Accept Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
• July 13, 2005 - MIT Settles Suit
• May 5, 2005 - Pepper Spray Gun on Trial
• February 8, 2005 - Boot Camp Abuse Tied to Death
• Jan. 14, 2005 - Malpractice Cost Limits
• November 16, 2004 - Air Show Terror Leads to Courtroom
• October 13, 2004 - Bus Company Faces Wrongful Death Suit
• October 21, 2005 - Hospital Negligence Under Investigation
• July 14, 2004 - Federal judge clears Florence police in wrongful death suit
• July 13, 2004 - 11 Lawsuits Against the City of Santa Monica for Wrongful Deaths and Personal Injuries Arising out of the July 2003 Santa Monica Farmers' Market Tragedy Filed
• June 23, 2004 - Judge dismisses Lori Pond's $10 million lawsuit
• June 17, 2004 - Jury Awards $1.75 Million for Wrongful Death
• March 25, 2004 Court Overturns Verdict Vs. School Clinic
• March 17, 2004 $110 Million Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against National Fuel
• March 12, 2004 -Family Of Slain Teen Wants $600M Family Files Claim In Deadly Shooting
• March 9, 2004 Doctor's family seeks $54 million in Berrien jail death
• February 25, 2004 - Attorneys Win Verdict in Precedent-Setting Mold Wrongful Death Case
• November 14, 2003 - Jury Issues $2.91 Mil. Verdict Against Lackawanna Doctors
• February 11, 2003 - Crash Victim's Estate Files Lawsuit
• January 22, 2003 - High Court Declines Pic Suit
• November 2, 2002 - Barretts awarded $30.9M in McCrady case
• November 1, 2002 - Quikrete settles wrongful death lawsuit
• November 1, 2002 - Pipeline-blast plea deal crafted
• October 30, 2002 - Psychiatric patient was hit 31 times
• October 23, 2002 - Family of woman found dead in 1992 files wrongful death suit
• April 8, 2002 - Judge: Parents of Grown Children Can Sue for Wrongful Death
• March 19, 2002 - Suit Filed in Amtrak Derailment
• March 14, 2002 - Chicago Will Sue Over Scaffold Collapse
• March 5, 2002 - Car Seat Suit Nets $10.5 Million
• March 4, 2002 - British Women Sue Over Third Generation Contraceptive Pill
• December 3, 2001 - Court Looks Into Disaster Which Killed Twenty-one in Swiss Canyon
• September 10, 2001 - Wrongful death suit ties employee to cell-phone use
• August 27, 2001 -University of Virginia Medical Center to Pay $ 1.5 Million for Wrongful Death
• August 25, 2001 -Tire Company Settles Injury Suit; Courts: Texas family gets $7.5 million from Bridgestone/Firestone before jury verdict.
• August 20, 2001 -Lawsuits allege Ford at fault in 11 fatalities

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