Handling Death Cases in New York
Expired
Program Number
3166
Program Date
2021-05-14
CLE Credits
1
To recover damages for a person’s death in New York State, there are two distinct causes of action: survivorship and wrongful death. While the survivorship cause of action belongs to the estate for the decedent’s pain and suffering prior to death, the wrongful death cause of action compensates those statutory distributees who have suffered pecuniary loss as a result of the decedent's death. Consequently, there may be more than one plaintiff in a death case as well as separate statutes of limitations for each cause of action. Due to these distinctions, an attorney must assess each action independently of the other. Join us to learn the distinction between survivorship and wrongful death.
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Program Categories
- Alcohol and Beverage Laws
- Estate Planning & Probate
- Federal Courts
- Negligence, Malpractice & Personal Injury
- Personal Injury
- State Specific - NY
PROGRAM CREDITS
- Areas of Professional Practice : 1 Credit
