For over a decade, we have been representing
clients in wrongful death claims involving car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, premises liability, and more.
My firm is well -
versed in wrongful death claims and in dealing with insurance companies and I will aggressively pursue maximum compensation possible under state law.
Our firm represented the operator of the motorcycle for his personal injury claim as well as the family on behalf of his late
wife in a wrongful death claim.
Serious car accidents like rollover accidents or highway accidents
result in wrongful death claims that may be pursued by family members and dependents of the deceased.
Rush v. Samaritan Emergency Physician, LLP et al., Ashland C.P. No. 14 CIV 007: Defense verdict for two emergency medicine physicians and a physician's
assistant in a wrongful death claim related to EKG interpretation.
Also in the 1970's, before the U.S. Supreme Court ever recognized the right of illegitimate children to recover for the loss of their biological parents, Mr. Laake was already obtaining recovery for illegitimate
children in wrongful death claims in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland.
Plaintiff's got a reversal of a summary judgment entry to the State of
Maryland in a wrongful death claim that involved the failure to erect a Jersey Wall on a bridge in Harford County.
In yesterday's blog post, we discussed why the estate of Taylor Meyer might be able to
prevail in its wrongful death claim, or at least why the case might be able to reach a favorable settlement.
For the defendant to be declared
liable in a wrongful death claim, the claim brought must meet the same burden of proof that the victim would have had to meet if the victim was alive.
Damages
awarded in a wrongful death claim may include: • Loss of companionship • Mental anguish • Pecuniary loss — the loss of care, maintenance, and financial support resulting from the death of victims who were primary wage - earners within their family.
If the
defendant in the wrongful death claim has been criminally convicted in the death and ordered to pay restitution into an escrow account, the two - year time limit doesn't start until the escrow account is established.
We have worked with a wide variety of
clients in wrongful death claims, personal injury cases, business litigation and real estate litigation and you can rest assured that we will get the facts and information as soon as possible, and then move forward quickly.
In a personal injury case, this would refer to the person's legal obligation to pay compensatory damages to a victim or to a victim's
family in a wrongful death claim.
Bhatt Law Group has been helping people in New Jersey since 2006, and with our collective years of experience, we can help you navigate the complex and emotional process involved
in a wrongful death claim.
Let us zealously represent
you in your wrongful death claim.
Examining the damages
in a wrongful death claim is a complicated task because many of the injuries felt by the survivors are not physical.
Under New Jersey's Wrongful Death Act and Survival Statute, the following family members may be able recover compensation
in wrongful death claims:
In addition to the financial expenses that may be awarded
in a wrongful death claim, there are also non-economic damages that plaintiffs may receive.
In a wrongful death claim, the plaintiff has to prove that there was a violation of the standard of care, as well as a causal relationship between the injury and the decedent's death.
Therefore, as in other negligence claims,
in wrongful death claims, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant is legally at fault for the accident and that the accident was the proximate cause of the injury or death.