What is the Statute of Limitations for a Wrongful Death Claim in Washington State?
Washington state law requires you to bring a lawsuit within a specified period of time if you believe you have been harmed by the wrongful conduct of another. This time period is called the statute of limitations. Failure to bring a lawsuit, or take the required legal action within that time period, may eliminate your right to recover damages if someone is liable. Therefore, please contact Brett & Coats, PLLC immediately for a free consultation regarding your case. We are experienced wrongful death attorneys with the determination to work tirelessly for our clients’ rights. In the state of Washington, the legislature enacted five separate statutes controlling the nature of legal actions for negligence-related deaths and the rights and damages of the victims of those actions. Two of the five statutes are “wrongful death” statutes; the other three statutes are known as “survival” statutes. One of the two wrongful death statutes is the statute of limitations. A statute of limitations is a
