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I do wanna mention one thing that, um, is important

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to understand and that is the difference

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between a wrongful death versus a malpractice case.

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Um, the recovery for the injury suffered by a family member

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can be retrieved by

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the family itself in something called a wrongful death,

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which is the survival action.

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This includes the pain

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and suffering, not necessarily of the patient who had to go

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through the issues associated

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with the malpractice insurance,

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but by the family members, the, the, the ones who

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suffered through watching their, their spouse

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die from a complication that may have occurred

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during a procedure.

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So the compensation of the relative of the victims is

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what is known as a wrongful death action,

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and you wanna make sure that you are covered for

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that in your malpractice insurance.

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The, these values can be quite high as well, um,

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in the claims that are made because of pain and suffering.