Kansas Statutes 60-4405. Cause of action for civil damages against person violating assisting suicide law
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 60-4405
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
A cause of action for civil damages may be maintained against any person who violates or who attempts to violate Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5407, and amendments thereto, by any person who is the spouse, parent, child, sibling, or entitled to inherit from the person or who is the personal representative of the person who did or would commit suicide for compensatory damages and exemplary damages, whether or not the plaintiff consented to or had prior knowledge of the violation or attempt.