If someone you loved and relied upon has suffered a death because of the wrongful or negligent act of another, you may be entitled to compensation under North Carolina's wrongful death law. While the compensation cannot bring a loved one back, it can assist the financial strains that accompany such a tragedy by bringing a sense of closure to the victim's family.

A wrongful death claim in North Carolina is a statutory claim for the survivors of a person whose death was caused by a wrongful act. Under North Carolina law, a surviving family in a wrongful death action can recover damages including expenses incurred in the care of the deceased, pain and suffering of the deceased, reasonable funeral expenses, loss of income, loss of the companionship and society of the deceased, and other damages that are typical of a negligence action. What is compensable generally depends on the factual basis for the claim.