Wrongful Death is defined as an act of death caused by negligence or bad behavior. These include nursing home neglect, medical malpractice, construction accidents, fires, electrocution, motor vehicle accidents, sexual assault or homicide and product liability such as dangerous drugs, medical devices, children's products.

Filing a Wrongful Death suit is in most cases done by the relatives of the death - spouse, children, or parents. They are the ones suffering damages of various types:

- expenses related to the act of death: medical, funeral, etc.

- loss of victim's anticipated earnings until the time of retirement or death calculated on present income, future retirement

- emotional pain and suffer due to the the loss of a loved member of the family or who used to be a companion and support to the other members.