A lawsuit brought alleging damages from a wrongful act, default, or negligent behavior that resulted in the aforementioned's demise. Such action may be brought by the executor or administrator of the decedent's estate, as well as his or her surviving family, claiming deprivation of economic benefit that would have been had in the way of income or services had the decedent survived. Wrongful-death laws are different from survival statutes, which provide for legal action to sue for mental angui...