Personal Injury Basics

Survival Action

A lawsuit on behalf of a deceased person's estate for damages the person suffered before death.

In Personal Injury Cases

Unlike wrongful death claims (for survivors' losses), survival actions recover damages the deceased experienced, such as medical expenses and pain before death.

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Wrongful Death

A civil action brought when someone dies due to another's negligence or intentional act.

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