FLORIDA’S WRONGFUL DEATH LAW NEEDS TO BE UPDATED

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Our Tampa wrongful death attorneys feel family members

should know this about this before it’s too late.

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For those of you who aren’t aware of Florida’s wrongful death law, it may come as a surprise that it doesn’t take to heart all the family members of victims who suffer a loss in times where human error or negligence was involved on the part of the medical team.

 The Florida Wrongful Death Act stipulates that legal action by the parent of an adult child cannot be taken against medical staff for negligence. Similarly, an adult child cannot take legal action in the event of a parent’s death due to negligence.

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  While the act adequately covers spousal and dependent survivors, the parent of the adult child victim cannot claim for damages, whether mental, emotional or physical. As Tampa wrongful death attorneys, we’ve seen our fair share of cases where this act has served to keep those who truly deserve to be compensated for their loss from even putting the process into motion.

 It’s an exclusion that certainly doesn’t cover the majority of claims, but it is one that damages the emotional well being of the people who have experienced this sort of early road block. Aside from the emotional turmoil, the act leaves those who would have relied on it with no other options.  

 We feel that it’s time the act was updated.

 Death is never an easy component of life but it’s a hard pill to swallow when it comes too soon at the hands of negligence. If you or a loved one has suffered through a wrongful death our St Petersburg wrongful attorneys can talk you through your options and help you find the way forward should you be faced with a situation like this.

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