By Jan K. Seigel | Published January 3, 2016 | Posted in Wrongful Death | Tagged Tags: intestate laws, personal injury, personal representative, wrongful death claim | Leave a comment
When someone is killed because of the wrongful or negligent act of a person or organization, that person (the decedent) has rights. Because the decedent isn’t alive to enforce those rights, they pass to the decedent’s estate. This means his or her family has rights to recover damages from the person responsible for the accident. Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey provides two forms of relief when someone is killed due to the negligence or wrongful act of another person or organization. The first is known as a survival suit. The purpose of this action is to keep the dead person’s (decedent’s) rights alive when he or she dies. If the decedent would have Read More
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