{"id":628,"date":"2025-07-11T21:34:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T01:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?p=628"},"modified":"2025-06-23T21:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T01:37:47","slug":"mistakes-that-can-hurt-your-wrongful-death-lawsuit-in-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/mistakes-that-can-hurt-your-wrongful-death-lawsuit-in-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatal accidents are devastating for survivors, so it is a relief to know that you have rights. Under the<\/span><a 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\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida wrongful death statute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, certain individuals can recover compensation for the losses they sustain. The deceased person\u2019s representative can file a wrongful death case on behalf of the surviving spouse, children, and others listed in the statute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These cases are complicated, but you can trust a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/wrongful-death.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami wrongful death attorney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help you avoid the biggest mistakes that can hurt your lawsuit. They include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Delaying Legal Action After a Fatal Accident<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/mistakes-that-can-hurt-your-wrongful-death-lawsuit-in-miami\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Miami\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatal accidents are devastating for survivors, so it is a relief to know that you have rights. Under the Florida wrongful death statute, certain individuals can recover compensation for the losses they sustain. The deceased person\u2019s representative can file a wrongful death case on behalf of the surviving spouse, children, and others listed in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-628","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>Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Miami &#8212; Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Blog &#8212; July 11, 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fatal accidents are devastating for survivors, so it is a relief to know that you have rights. 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