If you are the surviving spouse, domestic partner, child, parent, or guardian of the deceased, you have the standing to file a wrongful death lawsuit. Siblings can also file the suit if the deceased leaves no spouse, domestic partner, or children. A wrongful death claim can seek financial compensation for medical expenses incurred by you or your loved one’s estate, funeral and burial costs, the wages and income the deceased would have earned if not for the untimely death, and loss of society and companionship. The personal representative of the deceased can file a “survivorship claim,” which seeks damages for the pain and suffering the deceased endured from the moment of injury until death.