A New
York wrongful death action may be premised upon any of the following categories of misconduct:
Not exact matches
If you and your family are mourning a tragic accidental
death in New City, Rockland County, the lower Hudson Valley or anywhere in the New
York City metro, you can depend on the skilled and sensitive personal injury attorneys of Braunfotel & Frendel LLC to protect your rights throughout the legal process, should you decide to file a
wrongful death legal
action.
In New
York,
wrongful death actions are filed by the estate of the decedent (deceased person) and any verdict or settlement is awarded to the victim's estate to be divided according to the terms of the court's order.
Obtained highly favorable settlement for airport ground handler following depositions and mediation in New
York state court multimillion dollar
wrongful death action involving a defective ladder used at airport.
Acting quickly is important because the time limit for bringing a
wrongful death action, whether in both New
York and Connecticut, is much shorter than for bringing a personal injury lawsuit in those jurisdictions, even though the loss is much more significant.
Moreover, if the person's
death was caused by the City or a City employee such as a New
York City police officer or White Plains bus driver - the time for starting a
wrongful death action is short.
New
York State law requires that a Notice of Claim be filed within 90 days for claims versus Municipalities in
wrongful death actions.