Wrongful Death
A medical mistake that causes a patient's death is a wrongful death case.  Surgical or anesthesia errors are primary examples of such mistakes.  Likewise, misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of different types of cancers can also result in a wrongful death case.
    - Strokes
 
    - Pulmonary embolus
 
    - Surgical mistakes
 
    - Anesthesia errors
 
    - Failure to diagnose cancer/delayed diagnosis of cancer
 
    - Misdiagnosis of heart conditions
 
    - Infections/sepsis resulting in death
 
    - Mistakes during labor & delivery causing death of child