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Family members can file a wrongful death suit.
This depends on individual state law, but in general the immediate family members (spouses, children and parents) can file a wrongful death claim. Some states allow grandparents, legal dependants and extended family members to file.
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 Hawaii, you may be able to recover damages in a wrongful death lawsuit. With the help of a wrongful death lawyer from Hawaii, your case will be handled quickly and efficiently.
Wrongful Death Facts
Wrongful Death Stats from 1989 thru 1998 per 100,000 population in Hawaii
Drowning US (rate)1.7
3.13
Falls US (rate)4.3
4.87
Poisoning US (rate)3.2
1.05
Fire and burn-related US (rate)1.6
3.19
Motor Vehicle, Traffic-Related US (rate)16.4
10.91
Source: National Center injury Provention and Control
$5.6 million judgement for family of Hawaii woman killed in car accident
(3/10/2005)
Ellison Sweezey, age 31, was killed and Paulyn Estioko was injured when the car that she was driving was hit by a car being driving by Richard Rosario. Mr. Rosario, who had stolen the car that he was driving, was being chased by three police officers
Hawaii 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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii wrongful death. Usually, the laws regarding these punitive damages vary from state to state. Your Hawaii 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
Hawaii External Sites
HRS 0663-0003 ANNOTATIONS
Action barred in Hawaii district courts under Death on the High Seas Act. 230 F.2d 780 ... Parents may bring an action for wrongful death of a viable SB518
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: ... service without informed consent is the proximate cause of a personal injury or wrongful
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Definition:
Manslaughter resulting from an intentional act done without malice or premeditation and while in the heat of passion or on sudden provocation.
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.
Fair preponderance
Definition:
Level of proof in a civil action; more than half; more convincing.
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