As with personal injury cases, a wrongful death suit must prove that negligence led to the death. This means demonstrating that someone’s action or inaction resulted in a loss of life that would not have otherwise happened. While the definition is simple, there are many possible scenarios in which a wrongful death could have taken place, including: Auto accidents, Slip and fall accidents, Medical malpractice, Product defects. While these situations differ, the common thread is a human error that led to the death of someone who would have lived if it weren’t for that error. Accidents do happen. Some of them are no one’s fault. But if a drunk driver caused a fatal accident, a doctor made a mortal error during a surgery, a product with a design flaw cost a life, or a poorly maintained premises led to a deadly brain injury, the negligent party can and should be held accountable.