When some people think of wrongful death, they may assume that the individual died just after the accident occurred. This is not always the case, though. There may be a period of time that the deceased person survived after an accident. In this situation, the family of the deceased may still have a valid wrongful death claim. It does not have to be instant death to be valid.
For example, a car accident may involve the victim to be bedridden and on medical support for weeks or months after the car accident. If the doctors have done everything they can to help the patient yet they still die as a result of the accident’s injuries and/or complications, there can still be a valid wrongful death claim. Notice that the death must be attributable to the consequent injuries and/or complications from the accident. The key idea is that this death must be traced to someone’s negligent or intentional actions that caused it. There may be a period of time that the individual is suffering for some time before, in which case, the negligent actions still caused their eventual death.
This period of time can add up to tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical expenses and a lot of pain and suffering, all of which can be recovered after winning your wrongful death lawsuit. As long as the injuries that the responsible party negligently or intentionally inflicted on the deceased were the ultimate cause behind their death, there can be a valid wrongful death claim, no matter the amount of time between injury and death.
We at America’s Consumer Lawyer are proud to serve our fellow citizens in personal injury cases. We are fully committed to protecting your rights and ensuring that the other party is held legally accountable when negligence occurs. We will fight until the very end to ensure that you are compensated for the losses resulting from this tragic death, and you won’t owe us anything upfront for our services.
If your loved one has died a wrongful death due to negligence, contact America’s Consumer Lawyer for a free consultation. Helping our clients is about counseling, advocating, and ultimately solving problems. We have years of experience successfully representing the people, and not the powerful. We will handle your case quickly and advise you every step of the way, and we will not hesitate to go to trial for you. Lastly, America’s Consumer Lawyer is not paid attorneys’ fees unless we win your case. Our no-fee promise is that simple. You have nothing to risk when you hire us – only the opportunity to seek justice.
