--- title: Wrongful Death description: Advocate Magazine articles on Wrongful Death, from the Subject Matter Index. url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Wrongful%20Death --- [![Your plaintiff died. Now what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Halbany-Stewart-istock-173056887_235e2e80e06548b36977ef7730f290bc.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june/your-plaintiff-died-now-what "Your plaintiff died. Now what?") ## [Your plaintiff died. Now what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june/your-plaintiff-died-now-what "Your plaintiff died. Now what?") Amending the complaint to allege a survival action or wrongful death claim [Laurel Halbany](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/laurel-halbany "Laurel Halbany") [Michael Stewart](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-stewart "Michael Stewart") From Issue: [2023 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june) [![Conflict issues in wrongful-death actions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ravipudi-istock-983485192_1d937b7137aa4b1d919d4a7597d35e89.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/conflict-issues-in-wrongful-death-actions "Conflict issues in wrongful-death actions") ## [Conflict issues in wrongful-death actions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/conflict-issues-in-wrongful-death-actions "Conflict issues in wrongful-death actions") When multiple heirs are joined in a wrongful-death action due to the “single action rule,” the potential for conflict can be high [Ian Samson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ian-samson "Ian Samson") [Paul A. Traina](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/paul-a-traina "Paul A. Traina") [Rahul Ravipudi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rahul-ravipudi "Rahul Ravipudi") From Issue: [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april) [![Wrongful death – standing, pleadings and related considerations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Rubin-istock-690408260_93f1007be4e54e559d5c46f75d85c56c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/wrongful-death-standing-pleadings-and-related-considerations "Wrongful death – standing, pleadings and related considerations") ## [Wrongful death – standing, pleadings and related considerations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/wrongful-death-standing-pleadings-and-related-considerations "Wrongful death – standing, pleadings and related considerations") Determining standing, which causes of action to include, drafting the pleadings, and collecting the right evidence to prove our case [Tal Rubin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tal-rubin "Tal Rubin") From Issue: [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april) [![Supporting the non-economic damages claim in a wrongful-death case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/hernandez-istock-1167975422_f62fc3e81bdd0742d15a2a7b7c5cd85e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/supporting-the-non-economic-damages-claim-in-a-wrongful-death-case "Supporting the non-economic damages claim in a wrongful-death case") ## [Supporting the non-economic damages claim in a wrongful-death case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/supporting-the-non-economic-damages-claim-in-a-wrongful-death-case "Supporting the non-economic damages claim in a wrongful-death case") Testimony of decedent’s family and friends is crucial in establishing non-economic damages [Elizabeth A. Hernandez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-a-hernandez "Elizabeth A. Hernandez") From Issue: [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april) ## [Protecting justice for families](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/protecting-justice-for-families "Protecting justice for families") The urgent need for SB 29 to preserve pain-and-suffering damages after the victim dies [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") From Issue: [2025 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march) [![Arguing non-economic damages in a wrongful-death case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Panish-istock-470120262_67747918b35b40a343154d3c9a3a49e3.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/arguing-non-economic-damages-in-a-wrongful-death-case "Arguing non-economic damages in a wrongful-death case") ## [Arguing non-economic damages in a wrongful-death case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/arguing-non-economic-damages-in-a-wrongful-death-case "Arguing non-economic damages in a wrongful-death case") To achieve maximum non-economic damages, we must find and tell extraordinary stories [Brian Panish](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-panish "Brian Panish") [Patrick Gunning](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/patrick-gunning "Patrick Gunning") From Issue: [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april) [![Maximizing wrongful death and survivor damages at mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Courtney-Courtney-istock-1124651972_a8c4c0f229b557536b25ed33f2dc44c1.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october/maximizing-wrongful-death-and-survivor-damages-at-mediation "Maximizing wrongful death and survivor damages at mediation") ## [Maximizing wrongful death and survivor damages at mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october/maximizing-wrongful-death-and-survivor-damages-at-mediation "Maximizing wrongful death and survivor damages at mediation") Lawyers often conflate the different types of damages that are recoverable when a family member dies due to the negligence or fault of a third party [Carter Courtney](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/carter-courtney "Carter Courtney") [John K. (“Jake”) Courtney](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-k-jake-courtney "John K. (“Jake”) Courtney") From Issue: [2021 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october) [![A death at sea](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Coone-istock-90168970_916e831232203700c34a96d4e8abde1a.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/a-death-at-sea "A death at sea") ## [A death at sea](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/a-death-at-sea "A death at sea") An introduction to maritime law and The Death on The High Seas Act [Aksana Coone](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/aksana-coone "Aksana Coone") From Issue: [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april) ## [When death came to our house](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/when-death-came-to-our-house "When death came to our house") [David Hoffman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-hoffman-2 "David Hoffman") From Issue: [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april) ## [Securing discovery in jail-death cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june/securing-discovery-in-jail-death-cases "Securing discovery in jail-death cases") Navigating discovery disputes of in-custody-death cases; case law you’ll need to rely on [Denisse O. Gastélum](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denisse-o-gastelum "Denisse O. Gastélum") From Issue: [2025 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june) ## [Maximizing non-economic damages in wrongful-death trials](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/maximizing-non-economic-damages-in-wrongful-death-trials "Maximizing non-economic damages in wrongful-death trials") A methodical overview of successful methods employed by trial lawyers to empower jurors to award substantial verdicts in wrongful-death cases [Andrew A. Talebi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-a-talebi "Andrew A. Talebi") [Raphael Javid](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/raphael-javid "Raphael Javid") From Issue: [2025 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january) ## [Addressing Medicare liens in wrongful-death cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/addressing-medicare-liens-in-wrongful-death-cases "Addressing Medicare liens in wrongful-death cases") Keep CMS from eating up your wrongful-death settlement by steering clear of medical expense claims [John Rice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-rice "John Rice") From Issue: [2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april)