{"id":339,"date":"2023-02-10T05:29:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T10:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?p=339"},"modified":"2023-02-05T14:30:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T19:30:48","slug":"why-time-between-an-accident-and-the-victims-death-matters-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/why-time-between-an-accident-and-the-victims-death-matters-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Time Between an Accident and the Victim\u2019s Death Matters in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When someone is killed in an accident, there may be two types of legal claims by surviving family members. One is wrongful death, in which they are seeking compensation not as actual victims of the incident \u2013 but as victims of the aftermath due to the void left behind by their loved one\u2019s death. The other is a<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leg.state.fl.us\/statutes\/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;Search_String=&amp;URL=0700-0799\/0768\/Sections\/0768.19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0right of survival action under Florida law<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, which views the deceased person as the victim. The statute provides that the power to sue the at-fault party for negligence continues even after the death, where the victim could have pursued a lawsuit if he or she had lived.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wrongful death and survival actions might seem similar, but you can see how the laws define the victim of a fatal accident differently depending on the approach. This factor is especially important when a significant amount of time has passed from the date of the accident to the date of death. You can learn details by consulting with a<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/wrongful-death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Miami wrongful death lawyer<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Survival Actions and Noneconomic Damages<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/why-time-between-an-accident-and-the-victims-death-matters-in-florida\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Why Time Between an Accident and the Victim\u2019s Death Matters in Florida\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When someone is killed in an accident, there may be two types of legal claims by surviving family members. 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