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There are those who cannot sue for wrongful death.
A family member cannot sue another family member for wrongful death.
When a loved one dies unexpectedly at work or at the hospital, family members are always left in shock. Naturally, one of the most difficult things to imagine is whether the person died because of someone else's negligence. But if this was the case in Illinois, you may be able to recover damages in a wrongful death lawsuit. With the help of a wrongful death lawyer from Illinois, your case will be handled quickly and efficiently.
Wrongful Death Facts
Wrongful Death Stats from 1989 thru 1998 per 100,000 population in Illinois
Drowning US (rate)1.7
1.08
Falls US (rate)4.3
3.62
Poisoning US (rate)3.2
1.41
Fire and burn-related US (rate)1.6
4.17
Motor Vehicle, Traffic-Related US (rate)16.4
12.44
Source: National Center injury Provention and Control
Illinois woman receives $11.5 million for injury sustained in car crash
(6/12/2002)
Salonica Prado, age 17, sustained permanent brain damage when the car in which she was a passenger, that was being chased by Evanston, Illinois police officers in an unmarked car, crashed into a commercial building.
Illinois wrongful death cases are usually brought on behalf of the deceased by his surviving spouse, child, or parent. There are numerous wrongful death situations that are recognized by each state's statutes.
Types of Illinois wrongful death cases include:
Medical mistakes
Car or airplane accidents
Criminal attacks
Work-related exposure to dangerous conditions or substances
Death during a supervised activity
When your Illinois wrongful death suit goes to court, judges and juries will decide your amount of damages based on pecuniary injury. That means they will look at how much money the family lost in terms of support, services, lost prospect of inheritance, and medical or funeral costs. Damage awards will also include interest from the date the family member died.
In cases where cruelty may have been involved, the courts might also consider punishing the person responsible for the Illinois wrongful death. Usually, the laws regarding these punitive damages vary from state to state. Your Illinois wrongful death lawyer will be able to tell you whether punitive damages will be considered.
Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit
Audio, RM, 8 Kbps, 3:25, 11/18/1999
From member station WBFO in Buffalo, New York, Mark Scott reports on the settlement of a wrongful death suit. The family of an African-American woman killed in a traffic accident had sought $150 million. The defendants, admitting no liability in the death, settled yesterday for a little more than $2.5 million. Source: National Public Radio
Definition:
When different persons combine their lawsuits because the facts and the defendant are so similar. This is designed to save Court time and to allow one judge to hear all the cases at the same time and to make one decision binding on all parties. Class action lawsuits would typically occur after a plane or train accident where all the victims would sue the transport company together in a class action suit. Recent class actions have occurred against tobacco companies.
Evidence
Definition:
A form of proof or probative matter legally presented at the trial of an issue by the acts of the parties and through witnesses, records, documents, concrete objects, etc., for the purpose of inducing belief in the minds of the court or the jury.
Contested action
Definition:
An action which involves disputed issue(s) of fact or law.
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Wrongful Death Facts
ILS - Section Newsletter - Winter 1999, vol. 12, no. 1