Losing a loved one to a defective product can be heartbreaking. You may not want to consider the possibility, but if it does happen, you should act quickly. In Minnesota, the surviving partner, children, siblings, parents, and grandparents of a wrongful death victim may file a wrongful death claim. The personal representative of the decedent’s estate may bring a wrongful death claim if no family member chooses to do so. The claim must be brought within three years of the date of death, but not more than six years from the date of the incident which caused the death.