{"id":2008,"date":"2018-03-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/2018\/03\/05\/wrongful-death-claims-in-georgia\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T16:34:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T16:34:36","slug":"wrongful-death-claims-in-georgia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/faqs\/wrongful-death-claims-in-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrongful Death Claims in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

You are likely familiar with Georgia\u2019s homicide laws. Understandably, it\u2019s against the law to take another person\u2019s life. If someone intentionally kills another human being, they will likely face manslaughter or murder charges depending on the facts of the case.<\/p>\n

But what about accidental deaths? What about the people who are killed by drunk drivers, the small children who are fatally attacked by people\u2019s vicious dogs<\/a>, the people who fall to their deaths from amusement park rides, and the children who drown in hotel pools? What legal recourse do their surviving family members have against the at-fault parties?<\/p>\n

Such deaths are commonly referred to as \u201cwrongful deaths\u201d and in many cases, whether they occur on private, commercial, or public property, they give rise to a wrongful death<\/a> lawsuit under Georgia law.<\/p>\n

What is a Wrongful Death?<\/h2>\n

In the legal sense, a wrongful death occurred due to recklessness, carelessness, negligence, or even criminal behavior. Here are some examples of wrongful deaths:<\/p>\n