Παράδειγμα τέτοιας αγωγής ο O.J. Simpson, που ενώ τη γλίτωσε από το ποινικό δικαστήριο λόγω αμφιβολιών, καταδικάστηκε από αστικό δικαστήριο μετά από την αγωγή που έκαναν οι συγγενείς των θυμάτων του. Πώς αποδίδεται στα ελληνικά;
Wrongful death is a claim in common law jurisdictions against a person who can be held liable for a death. The claim is brought in a civil action, usually by close relatives, as enumerated by statute. Under common law, a dead person cannot bring a suit, and this created a legal hole in which activities that resulted in a person's injury would result in civil sanction but activities that resulted in a person's death would not.
Wrongful death is a claim in common law jurisdictions against a person who can be held liable for a death. The claim is brought in a civil action, usually by close relatives, as enumerated by statute. Under common law, a dead person cannot bring a suit, and this created a legal hole in which activities that resulted in a person's injury would result in civil sanction but activities that resulted in a person's death would not.
