Wrongful death is a claim in common law jurisdictions against a person who can be held liable for a death. Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive The claim is brought in a civil action, usually by close relatives, as enumerated by statute. In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy A statute is a formal written enactment of a Legislative authority that governs a Country, State, City, or County. Under common law, a dead person cannot bring a suit, and this created a legal hole in which activities that resulted in a person's injury would result in civil sanction but activities that resulted in a person's death would not. Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive

The standard of proof in the United States is typically preponderance of the evidence as opposed to clear and convincing or beyond a reasonable doubt. Burden of proof (onus probandi is the obligation to prove Allegations which are presented in a Legal action. Burden of proof (onus probandi is the obligation to prove Allegations which are presented in a Legal action. Burden of proof (onus probandi is the obligation to prove Allegations which are presented in a Legal action. In Australia and the United Kingdom, it is 'on the balance of probabilities'. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For this reason, it is often easier for a family to seek retribution against someone who kills a family member through tort than a criminal prosecution. Tort law is the name given to a body of law that creates and provides remedies for civil wrongs that do not arise out of Contractual duties The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different Jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential It should be noted, however, that the two actions are not mutually exclusive; a person may be prosecuted criminally for causing a person's death (whether in the form of murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, or some other theory) and that person can also be sued civilly in a wrongful death action (as in the O.J. Simpson cases). The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. Negligent homicide is a charge brought against people who by inaction allow others under their care or presence intentionally to die Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player,

In most, if not all common law jurisdictions, there was no common law right to recover civil damages for the wrongful death of a person. Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive However, many jurisdictions have now enacted statutes to create a right to such recovery. The issue of liability will be determined by the tort law of a given state. Tort law is the name given to a body of law that creates and provides remedies for civil wrongs that do not arise out of Contractual duties

See Lord Campbell's Act for the origin of wrongful death liability. The Fatal Accidents Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict c93 often referred to as Lord Campbell's Act, was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Conditions for filing wrongful death claim

The death must have been caused, in whole or in part, by the defendant's conduct, even though there was no direct intention to kill the victim. A defendant or defender ( Δ in Legal shorthand) is any party who is required to answer the Complaint of a Plaintiff The defendant must have been deemed negligent or strictly liable for the victim's death. Also the deceased has dependent party such as family members who have suffered from emotional and monetary damages as a result of the death.