My wife was severely injured in a Virginia (VA) car wreck caused by a drunk driver, and she died from injury-related complications more than a year after the accident occurred.Can I still bring a wrongful death suit against the drunk driver?

A: Virginia Code Section 8.01-244 allows you to bring a wrongful death lawsuit so long as your wife died as a result of her injuries within the 2 years immediately following the accident.The timetable for the statute of limitations on a wrongful death claim differs, however, if a personal injury lawsuit was filed in your wife's name while she was alive.If that is the case, you should contact an VA-based attorney who has experience representing plaintiffs in wrongful death cases as soon as possible to find out more.

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My wife was severely injured in a Virginia (VA) car wreck caused by a drunk driver, and she died from injury-related complications more than a year after the accident occurred.Can I still bring a wrongful death suit against the drunk driver?