{"id":391,"date":"2023-07-14T13:10:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T17:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?p=391"},"modified":"2023-07-27T13:11:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T17:11:36","slug":"does-the-court-need-to-approve-a-florida-wrongful-death-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/does-the-court-need-to-approve-a-florida-wrongful-death-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Court Need to Approve a Florida Wrongful Death Settlement?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Accidents are a leading cause of death in the US, and a factor that makes them even more tragic is that they are preventable. Negligence by others is the reason behind motor vehicle crashes, slip and falls, medical malpractice, dog bites, and related incidents. Fortunately,<\/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\">\u00a0Florida\u2019s wrongful death law<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0allows surviving family members to seek damages from the negligent party. Your first step in the legal process is usually filing an insurance claim and attempting to settle, but you may need to go to court if the insurer does not agree.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are numerous benefits to settling a wrongful death case, and the majority of claims are resolved by agreement. However, when you are taking legal action, you probably wonder about the court\u2019s involvement in your settlement discussions. There are laws and procedural rules that cover these cases, and you do not want pitfalls to stand in the way of enforcing your rights. While it is important to retain 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 attorney<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for help, some information on court approval of settlements is useful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Court Approval for Settlements<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/does-the-court-need-to-approve-a-florida-wrongful-death-settlement\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Does the Court Need to Approve a Florida Wrongful Death Settlement?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accidents are a leading cause of death in the US, and a factor that makes them even more tragic is that they are preventable. Negligence by others is the reason behind motor vehicle crashes, slip and falls, medical malpractice, dog bites, and related incidents. Fortunately,\u00a0Florida\u2019s wrongful death law\u00a0allows surviving family members to seek damages from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrongful-death","tag-wrongful-death"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Does the Court Need to Approve a Florida Wrongful Death Settlement? &#8212; Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Blog &#8212; July 14, 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Accidents are a leading cause of death in the US, and a factor that makes them even more tragic is that they are preventable. 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