When Does A Personal Injury Case Become A Wrongful Death Case?
My dad was dropped in a nursing home. He broke his hip. He never recovered from it and died two months later. Do we have a wrongful death case or a personal injury case?
First, no one can tell you if you have a case at all without doing an investigation into the circumstances of the fall.
Second, if you do have a case, it will only be a personal injury case unless a doctor will testify that more likely than not the death was a result of the fall. To make this determination, a doctor will need to review your father's medical records. An autopsy may also be necessary.
