Legal Question in Personal Injury in Pennsylvania

Re: unlawful death

Only the dead person's Estate can file suit. If your sister was not a relative, she won't be able to get any money from the suit.

Re: unlawful death

I am sorry for your loss. However,

DEFINITELY there is a civil suit there. There are several possible levels of recovery--you can recover against the boyfriend's insurance, the drunk driver's insurance, the drunk driver's estate, and even the bar that served the drunk driver. You need to call our offices as soon as possible--Sunday--to get this claim going before you miss any deadlines. You can call our offices as 267.639.3105, e-mail me directly at [email protected].

Re: unlawful death

Possibly. You need to go to an attorney to check this out. She may even be able to claim she is his common law wife, but, again, you need to speak with an attorney because this is a very fact specific matter. Did they rent/own the apt./home toghther? Were they both on utility and other bills, did htey have shared credit cards, bank accounts, pets, etc. Did they have any children together? --- As I said, a lot of questions need to be answered before you can be given a good, reliable answer.