Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled in Fargo, ND
According to KFGO.com, a wrongful death suit filed by the family of a man who died in a snow avalanche came to an out-of-court settlement. The report states 19-year-old Christopher Volk was killed in an avalanche while cleaning snow from the roof of a building. Volk was cleaning snow away when the snow slid off the roof and Volk jumped off the roof at that time. Volk was subsequently buried in the snow and was killed. Volk’s family filed a wrongful death suit against the company. According to the report, the settlement terms have not been released.
A wrongful death suit is a lawsuit that friends or family of the deceased file against a person or entity when they believe negligence on the part of that entity caused the death of their loved ones. In this case, Volk’s family argued that negligence on the part of the company that owned the building caused Volk’s death. Despite the element of negligence, a wrongful death suit differs from a standard negligence suit in that a negligence suit is filed by the injured party, not family or friends. Often the terms of the suit vary in regard to the monetary damages that the beneficiaries of the deceased party seek.
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