If a truck accident that results from another party’s negligence causes a non-negligent individual’s premature death, Code of Virginia §8.01-50 defines the incident as a “wrongful death” and designates it as valid cause for civil litigation. However, wrongful death truck accident claims work a little different than other types of civil cases—primarily out of necessity, since the party who would normally have grounds to file suit lost their life as a result of the incident.