{"id":18988,"date":"2015-07-20T13:51:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T20:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/?p=18723"},"modified":"2015-07-20T13:51:56","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T20:51:56","slug":"oregon-wrongful-death-claims-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/es\/oregon-wrongful-death-claims-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Wrongful Death Claims: What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In Oregon, wrongful death is defined<\/a> as “death caused by the wrongful act or omission of another”, and are typically caused by a negligent, reckless or intentional act. Wrongful death includes the same sort of actions that would support a personal injury claim if the deceased person had lived. The main difference between a wrongful death claim and a personal injury claim is that the injured person is no longer able to bring his or her own claim to court.<\/p>\n

Another party must bring the lawsuit to court and it is usually a family member. Most often, the case is filed by a surviving spouse, child, or parent of the deceased person. Other family members that are allowed to bring a wrongful death claim to court in Oregon include grandparents, stepchildren and stepparents.<\/p>\n

A wrongful death claim is a civil suit, not a criminal case, because it must be filed directly by a family member and liability is expressed solely in terms of monetary damages. A criminal case is filed by the prosecuting attorney employed by the jurisdiction where the death occurred, and is penalized by imprisonment, probation, and other penalties.<\/p>\n

Damages in a wrongful death case are proposed to compensate the estate and surviving family members for losses and hardships due to the deceased person\u2019s death. Compensation includes:<\/p>\n