There are people who die accidentally, and this is a tragic. However, there are times when the death could have been prevented. When this happens, it can be considered a wrongful death, and surviving loved ones may be entitled to compensation. The following are three examples of this that you may not be aware of. Prescription medication Just because a doctor can legally prescribe medication, does not mean there is responsibility for doing so. For example, if you loved one became addicted to legally prescribed opioids, such as hydrocodone, there may be a case for wrongful death if this addiction was the cause of your loved one 's death. But the list of possibilities does not end with addictive medications. Anytime a doctor is not adequately following up with his or her patient and a patient has adverse side effects that lead to death, there is the potential for a wrongful death case. Alcohol related death …show more content…
In some states, you may also be able to bring a case against a bar or restaurant that served the driver alcohol, if it can be shown they were reckless in servicing too much alcohol. This usually applies only to a third party and not the drunk driver. The one exception is often a minor. If your child was driving drunk and this resulted in his or her death, the establishment that served them liquor could be