Opinion ID: 52308
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Wrongful Death

Text: The Texas Wrongful Death Statute states that a person is liable for damages arising from an injury that causes an individual's death if the injury was caused by the person's or his agent's or servant's wrongful act, neglect, carelessness, unskillfulness, or default. [12] Parents of a deceased individual are generally entitled to bring a wrongful death action under this statute. In the instant case, however, the Henrys cannot maintain a cause of action against MOIC under the Texas Wrongful Death Statute because MOIC's denial of benefits to Brad was not wrongful. As discussed above, and as held by the district court, even if, arguendo, MOIC's denial of IVIG treatment for Brad was the cause of his death, MOIC bears no liability because it had a reasonable basis to deny coverage of his IVIG treatment as not medically necessary. The Henrys cannot employ the Wrongful Death Statute for a claim against MOIC in which they cannot prove that MOIC denied their son's coverage in bad faith, viz., wrongfully.