Wrongful Death: Who Recovers What, Where, and How?

David Schap, Victor Matheson and David Rosenbaum

No 1616, Working Papers from College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics

Abstract: State law determines how recovery of damages in wrongful death cases occurs, either through a wrongful death action, a survival action, or a combination of the two. Who may recover and what may be recovered under each type of action can be profoundly affected by where the matter is adjudicated. After exploring and explaining these salient aspects, a set of stylized examples highlight the major differences between wrongful death actions and survival actions.

JEL-codes: K13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 8 pages
Date: 2016-12
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Published in Journal of Legal Economics, Volume 22, Number 2, April 2016, Pages 25-323

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