Fatal Injuries

Question 1

Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet

Answer 1

• Wrongful death actions: the victim’s family members seek recovery for their losses stemming from the tortious death.
• Survival actions: victim’s estate seek to recover for the victim’s own injuries, those that he could have sued for if he had not died.
• You can sue for both wrongful death and survival actions because they are different.