How to Use wrongful death in a Sentence

wrongful death

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  • She filed a wrongful death suit against the hospital, alleging that its negligence led to her daughter's death.
  • The three sets of parents filed a lawsuit based on a claim for wrongful death.
    — Katherine Drabiak, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In 2022, Puerta sued Snapchat in a wrongful death lawsuit.
    — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
  • In 2019, Ramirez tossed out a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Dallas by the family of Botham Jean.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The justices ruled that wrongful death lawsuits by the couples could proceed.
    — arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024
  • This is the fourth wrongful death lawsuit involving high school athletes to settle in the last two months.
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Matthew had filed the wrongful death lawsuit earlier this year.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Takeoff’s mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owners of the Houston venue where the rapper was shot.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2023
  • The Godines family has sued Caminantes and Mr. Puebla for wrongful death, court records show.
    — Christopher Weaver, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The mother of the 8-year-old girl who died in a Houston hotel pool has filed a wrongful death lawsuit less than a week after her daughter’s death.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Prude’s son sued the city in federal court for alleged gross negligence and wrongful death.
    — Kiely Westhoff, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Her parents settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the Murdaughs.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The Quinto family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county and is seeking to change the cause of death on his death certificate.
    — Samantha Young, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • In their reply to the wrongful death lawsuit, Murdaugh's attorneys denied all wrongdoing and even that Paul was driving the boat the time of the crash.
    — Jeca Taudte, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Hutchins’ husband, Matthew, filed his own wrongful death lawsuit a year ago on behalf of himself, his wife’s estate, and the couple’s son.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Google co-founder Sergey Brin is facing a wrongful death lawsuit from the widow of one of two pilots who died in a plane crash off the coast of California in May 2023.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The wrongful death trial was placed on hold for the criminal case to be completed and is expected to resume April 22.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Her parents, who had not been told of her decline, filed a $27 million wrongful death lawsuit against M.I.T.; the case was settled for an undisclosed amount.
    — Ellen Barry, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Hutchins' family had sued Baldwin and the movie's producers for wrongful death.
    — CBS News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Schmidt also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Laundrie's estate in May.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2022
  • How wrongful death laws work How the value of an embryo is defined also shapes whether wrongful death laws would apply.
    — Katherine Drabiak, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Parkview and Mariner, which are appealing the verdict, say the plaintiffs did not present sufficient evidence of neglect or, in the case of Sira, wrongful death.
    — Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The Bagley family has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against Tyler.
    — Ryan Young, CNN, 25 July 2023
  • The 34-year-old's family has since filed a notice of claim against the city and its Police Department alleging wrongful death.
    — Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
  • His estate was named as a defendant in the earlier wrongful death lawsuit.
    — Melissa Alonso, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
  • In February 2022, Matthew sued Baldwin for wrongful death.
    — Maggie Kreienberg, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The wrongful death lawsuit, filed in 2019, seeks to hold Catholic Charities liable for the death of Jordan, whose body was discovered buried in the back yard of his mother’s home in Cleveland.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • During that time, Simpson was found civilly liable for the deaths of his ex-wife and Goldman in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victims’ families.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Irizarry’s family also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Dial and his partner on the force Wednesday.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The settlement stems from a wrongful death lawsuit Guardado’s family filed against the county.
    — Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022

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