Personal injury cases are lawsuits involving injured parties who seek damages from the party responsible for their injuries. In wrongful death cases, another individual seeks damages from the party responsible for the person’s death.
Since the plaintiff’s identity changes and the outcome for the injured party differs, you may wonder if wrongful death is a personal injury case. Both personal injury and wrongful death cases begin with a party harming another, and both personal injury and wrongful death cases rely on establishing that party’s deliberate or negligent actions caused the injuries or death. Personal injury lawyers handle wrongful death claims because wrongful death is a personal injury claim involving injuries that result in a person’s death.