按照美国各个州通过的不当死亡法(Wrongful Death Statute)，受害人的配偶、子女或父母有权就因受害人的死者而遭受的财产损害要求被告予以赔偿。
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Likewise, Roberts won a Supreme Court ruling that the family of a woman who died in a fire could not use the federal wrongful-death statute to sue the city of Tarrant, Alabama.