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If a person dies because of the conduct of another person(s) or company, the family can file a wrongful death lawsuit against the people or company responsible for the death. The death can be either intentional or unintentional in nature. For example, if the person who died was hit in the head or other part of the body during a fight or an accident, and that person died as a result of that injury, it would be an intentional act that caused the death.  If the death occurred as a result of a car accident, truck accident, or motorcycle accident, that would be unintentional. Wrongful death laws do not apply to an unborn child. According to the law, the baby does not have any legal status.  However, if the child was born alive and died due to an injury that happened before it was born, or during delivery as a result of a birth injury, it may be possible to file a wrongful death lawsuit. Who Can File a Wrongful Death Lawsuit? Generally the spouse and children can file a wrongful deat