Coddington v. United StatesOn Feb. 23, the 16-year-old daughter of a nuclear physicist who died by suicide in a Virginia jail sued the federal government for her father's wrongful death. A month later, he took his life.Even had the nuclear physicist been transferred back to the federal medical center at Butner, his safety would not have been guaranteed. [2] Indeed, 4,234 persons died in state and federal prisons in 2019, and that number has surely increased since then. "In North Carolina, for example, a wrongful death claim must be "brought by the personal representative or collector of the decedent" under state law. The costs of retaining experts are likely to be significant in a wrongful death case.

Source: Washington Post April 07, 2023 21:28 UTC