What are my Legal rights in a fatality case?
Wrongful Death is a legal term that refers to situations where a person dies due to the negligence of another. The goal of a wrongful death case is to compensate the survivors and beneficiaries for their loss. The following types of damages are considered in a wrongful death case: • Sorrow, mental anguish which includes loss of companionship, comfort and guidance; • The expected loss in income of the person who died; • The expected loss of services, protection, care, and/or assistance which the person who died provided to the survivors/beneficiaries; • Expenses for the care, treatment, and hospitalization of the person who died related to the injury When victims die in fatal accidents, the survivors are often unsure how to handle the aftermath of the tragedy. When fatal accidents are caused by negligence on behalf of a driver, company, employer, contractor, manufacturer or the like, the decedent’s family may have the legal right to seek compensation for the losses suffered in fatal acc
