A December 18, 2009, entry Gay Marriage Cannot Support New York Wrongful Death Action, told of a wrongful death accident case where a same-sex couple were denied equal rights because they were not recognized as married under New York State law.
Now that New York's gay rights marriage law has taken effect, same sex couples who are married qualify legally to bring wrongful death suits for the death of their same-sex spouse caused by a wrongful act, neglect, default.
Leland T. Williams
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