Recently, Dartmouth College settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the parents of a student who was killed while skiing to fulfill a course requirement. In another instance, a New Hampshire widow won a wrongful death a suit when her husband fell overboard on a commercial boat that was hosting a Halloween party and drowned.

Wrongful death cases could involve a wide range of situations.  The most common are product liability, medical malpractice and vehicle accident cases. Recently, there has been a significant increase in wrongful death cases involving the exposure to hazardous materials such as asbestos. In many ...