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A wrongful death claim arises when a company or individual is negligent in causing the death of another person. These injury cases usually occur from car and semi-truck accidents but can be the result of a slip & fall, dog bite, gunshot wounds, nursing home accidents, medical malpractice, and death ...

In most cases, there are only a few people entitled to wrongful death benefits. These include the surviving spouse, surviving children, or surviving parents of the deceased. In Kentucky, the first claimant is the spouse, then the children, then the parents, and finally, if all are dead or nonexistent, extended family ...

Wrongful death settlements are received when a loved one dies due to the negligence of another in a personal injury case. State statutes establish how the recovery is paid out to family members, with priority to the spouse or children of the deceased. The recovery, usually from the insurance company, ...

Losing a family member because of another party’s or entity’s negligence leaves a void within the family that can’t be filled, not to mention the emotional injuries and the emptiness caused by the absence of the deceased. Surviving family members can exercise their legal right as administrator to file a ...