wrongful death

A renewed attempt to repeal a controversial law on seeking "non-economic" damages has passed through the committee stage and is ready for the full House when the session begins in January.

The measure, in part, would add “unborn child” to a law that allows family members to seek damages when a person's death is caused by such things as negligence.

The federal judge's order will allow a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed, in what legal experts say is among the latest constitutional tests of artificial intelligence.

More than 172,000 nursing home residents died of covid. In lawsuits, some families who lost loved ones say they were misled about safety measures or told that COVID wasn’t a danger in their facilities.

The bill would have added the term “unborn child” to the state’s wrongful death statute, allowing parents to sue if a wrongful act causes the loss of a pregnancy.

The family of a Florida State University football player who died during a 2001 training session will receive the remainder of a legal settlement after...

Two House members are seeking to make far-reaching changes to the process by which the state and local governments pay out claims for deaths, injuries,...

When 31-year-old Shannon Lawley died at a Brevard County hospital four years ago, her parents wanted to file a medical malpractice suit. But only...

When Linda Porter listens to Foreigner or Styx, she thinks of her own long-haired guitarist, Pete Thomas. Pete, her son, died 12 years ago in a New Por...