{"id":503,"date":"2021-01-19T17:14:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T17:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-wrongful-death-and-survival-action\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T15:35:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:35:45","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-wrongful-death-and-survival-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-wrongful-death-and-survival-action\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Difference Between Wrongful Death and Survival Action?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/wrongful-death\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Wrongful Death<\/a> | January 19, 2021<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/what-is-the-difference-between-wrongful-death-and-survival-action.jpg\" alt=\"Survival Actions vs. Wrongful Death Claims\"\/><br \/>\nLosing a loved one is incredibly difficult, particularly if their death was caused by the careless, negligent, or wrongful actions of another individual. The personal representative of the deceased person\u2019s estate is generally able to file a wrongful death lawsuit and a survival action on behalf of the family members of the deceased and the deceased\u2019s estate. There is often confusion about the difference between a wrongful death lawsuit and a survival action. Here, we want to define these two types of civil actions and look at the types of compensation available to family members for each.<\/p>\n<h2>Wrongful Death Claims In Illinois<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-wrongful-death-and-survival-action\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What Is the Difference Between Wrongful Death and Survival Action?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wrongful Death | January 19, 2021 Losing a loved one is incredibly difficult, particularly if their death was caused by the careless, negligent, or wrongful actions of another individual. The personal representative of the deceased person\u2019s estate is generally able to file a wrongful death lawsuit and a survival action on behalf of the family [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wrongful-death"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Survival Actions vs. Wrongful Death Claims in Illinois<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There are two major differences between wrongful death claims and survival actions. 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