How to Use wrongful death in a Sentence
wrongful death
noun- She filed a wrongful death suit against the hospital, alleging that its negligence led to her daughter's death.
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The three sets of parents filed a lawsuit based on a claim for wrongful death.
—Katherine Drabiak, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
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In 2022, Puerta sued Snapchat in a wrongful death lawsuit.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
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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
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The justices ruled that wrongful death lawsuits by the couples could proceed.
—arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024
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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
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Matthew had filed the wrongful death lawsuit earlier this year.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
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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
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The Godines family has sued Caminantes and Mr. Puebla for wrongful death, court records show.
—Christopher Weaver, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
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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
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Prude’s son sued the city in federal court for alleged gross negligence and wrongful death.
—Kiely Westhoff, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
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Her parents settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the Murdaughs.
—Korin Miller, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
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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
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The last of 10 wrongful death lawsuits against Scott and others for Astroworld was settled last month, the same weekend as Scott’s brawl with Edwards.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
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Davis’ family has since filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and the police department.
—Sun Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022
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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
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The last remaining wrongful death case that remains is for the family of Ezra Blount, the nine-year-old who was the youngest person who died at the festival.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
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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
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Copeland has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Richland County.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
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The couples whose embryos were destroyed filed a wrongful death suit that was thrown out by a lower court that ruled embryos are not people.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 24 June 2024
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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
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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
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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
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Hutchins' family had sued Baldwin and the movie's producers for wrongful death.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2023
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Schmidt also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Laundrie's estate in May.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2022
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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
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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
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The Bagley family has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against Tyler.
—Ryan Young, CNN, 25 July 2023
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Robinson's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit last month against Anderson, seeking the proceeds on the sale of his home and other damages.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2024
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Drivers are also liable for any crashes that occur when the driver assist is engaged — and the company is in the midst of fighting several wrongful death lawsuits that have stemmed from fatal crashes.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 July 2024
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