Harrisburg, PA - Lisa Rickenbach, the mother of L. David Byers, is suing BP Oil Company, Toyota Motor Corporation and its affiliates, and OPW for the wrongful death of her son who was fatally burned while he was filling his car up with gas at a BP gas station.
"Wrongful death" means that someone else's actions wrongly caused the death of the person in question. Each state has its own laws regarding wrongful-death cases. The laws are similar, but you should contact an attorney to discuss the requirements of your state's laws.
A "wrongful death" claim is allowed when a person is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another individual, company or entity. Generally speaking, a wrongful death is a death caused by another's negligence, recklessness, malpractice, or inaction.