Panel Addresses Survivor Rights In Fla. Wrongful Death Act

By Nathan Hale (March 30, 2022, 9:40 PM EDT) -- A Florida appeals court stood by its own precedent Wednesday in finding that the widow of a mesothelioma victim cannot recover damages for pain and suffering as a "surviving spouse" under the state's Wrongful Death Act because their marriage followed the victim's injury but ruled that his two surviving children can, under the circumstances....

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