Indiana Panel:  Grandparent Can’t Pursue Wrongful Death Claim As Representative

(September 2, 2021, 4:03 PM EDT) -- INDIANAPOLIS — Under Indiana’s child wrongful death statute (CWDS), a personal representative is not authorized to file a wrongful death claim pursued but never filed by a deceased parent, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 23, affirming a lower court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of a child’s maternal grandparents, who the paternal grandmother claimed were liable for the drowning death of their 2-year-old grandson....

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