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Spinal Injury Wrongful Death \u00b7 Florida<\/p>

When a Spinal Cord Injury Takes the Person You Love<\/h1>

If a serious spinal cord injury led to your family member's death and someone else's negligence caused it, you may have a wrongful death claim. Our licensed Florida attorneys are here to listen and explain your options.<\/p>

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Why Families Turn to CHG<\/h2>\n

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Wrongful Death After a Catastrophic Spine Injury: A Guide for Grieving Florida Families<\/h2>\n

First, we’re sorry. If you’re reading this, someone you love is gone \u2014 and it happened because a spinal cord injury or catastrophic back or neck injury was too much for their body to survive. There is no version of that sentence that isn’t devastating. A death is the most catastrophic outcome any injury can cause, and nothing on this page changes what your family is carrying right now.<\/p>\n

What this page can do is answer the questions that tend to keep families up at night once the shock settles: Was this someone’s fault? Do we have any legal options? How long do we have? Who is even allowed to bring a claim?<\/em> We’ve written it in plain language, without pressure, so you can read it at your own pace and decide when \u2014 or whether \u2014 to call.<\/p>\n

CHG Personal Injury Lawyers focuses on catastrophic, life-altering injuries. We’re based in Florida, our attorneys are admitted to The Florida Bar, and we take these cases nationwide.<\/p>\n

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When a Fatal Spine Injury Becomes a Wrongful Death Claim<\/h2>\n

A wrongful death claim exists when a person dies because another person or company was negligent \u2014 careless, unreasonable, or in violation of a duty they owed. The claim allows surviving family members to seek accountability and compensation for what they’ve lost.<\/p>\n

Fatal spine injuries follow two general paths. Some are immediately fatal at the scene of a crash or an attack. Others turn fatal weeks or months later from complications. The Mayo Clinic<\/a> documents that spinal cord injuries can cause serious breathing and circulation problems and raise the risk of blood clots and pneumonia. Complications such as respiratory failure, sepsis, or a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lung) can end a life long after the original injury.<\/p>\n

That later death is not “too removed” to matter legally. A core part of our work is connecting the original injury to the complications and, ultimately, to the death \u2014 so the negligence that started it all is what the case is measured against.<\/p>\n

Who Can Bring the Claim in Florida (This Surprises Most Families)<\/h2>\n

In Florida, only the personal representative of the deceased person’s estate<\/strong> can file a wrongful death lawsuit. Not the spouse directly, not a grieving parent on their own \u2014 the personal representative files on behalf of<\/em> the survivors. If no representative has been named yet, the court appoints one, and we can help your family through that step.<\/p>\n

The claim is brought for eligible survivors, which under the Florida Wrongful Death Act may include a surviving spouse, children, parents, and certain blood relatives or adoptive siblings who depended on the deceased for support or services. Who recovers, and how much, depends on the relationship and the facts. You can read the Act itself on the Florida Legislature’s official site, Online Sunshine<\/a> (Chapter 768, sections 768.16\u2013768.26).<\/p>\n

If the death happened outside Florida,<\/strong> the law of the state where the death occurred<\/em> generally controls who may file and recover. We handle catastrophic cases nationwide, but we won’t pretend every state’s rules are the same \u2014 they aren’t, and the differences matter. During a free consultation we’ll tell you which state’s law applies to your situation.<\/p>\n

Florida’s Filing Deadline \u2014 Using the Current, Correct Rule<\/h2>\n

This is where a lot of pages online get it wrong. Florida changed its negligence deadline in 2023.<\/p>\n

Under Fla. Stat. \u00a7 95.11<\/a>, general negligence claims that accrue on or after March 24, 2023 must be filed within two years<\/strong>. (Before that change, the window was four years \u2014 which is why older articles may quote the wrong number.) For most wrongful death cases, the clock runs from the date of death.<\/p>\n

Some situations shift the deadline:<\/p>\n