When medical negligence takes a life, Florida law gives surviving families the right to seek accountability and compensation.
Florida's Wrongful Death Act allows surviving family members to bring a claim when a person is killed by the negligence of a healthcare provider. Eligible claimants include the surviving spouse, children, and parents of the deceased. The personal representative of the deceased's estate may also bring a survival action for damages the deceased experienced before death.
Wrongful death damages in medical malpractice cases can be substantial. They include loss of the deceased's financial support and services to surviving family members, loss of companionship, guidance, and parental support, mental pain and suffering of surviving family members, medical and funeral expenses, and the deceased's lost earning capacity over their remaining life expectancy. An experienced wrongful death attorney works with forensic economists and life care planners to project the full economic value of the loss.
Medical wrongful death claims in Florida are subject to the same pre-suit investigation requirements as other medical malpractice cases. A medical expert must provide a verified written opinion that the standard of care was breached and that the breach caused the death. Our wrongful death lawyers manage this process from the initial investigation through resolution, providing both legal expertise and genuine compassion during an extraordinarily difficult time.