Originally Posted by thdave
I don't know the law but I doubt this is true.
Don't people sue regularly for punitive damages? The big buck kind for corporate mistakes, like silicon breast implants and asbestos. Why couldn't the dead man's parents sue for that?
Different states have different laws and I encourage you to check it out. Punitive damages might come from a wrongful death suit, if the state law provides for it, but that wouldn't have any connection to lost earnings, that's all.