Madison, WI - According to authorities, a 20-year-old woman is sentenced on Thursday, March 27, to four years in prison for killing a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater professor in a crash with a vehicle operating while intoxicated.
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.
"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.