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"Wrongful Death" refers to the cause of action whereby the heirs of an individual killed by someone's carelessness can recover for their loss of the deceased's society, companionship, and income. There are sometimes other items which can be recovered, but the laws in Virginia and North Carolina differ substantially on these issues. The action must be brought by someone who has qualified as the administrator of the Estate of the Deceased.
Our firm and its attorneys have represented numerous estates to recover for the Wrongful Death of the individual killed by the negligence of a person or company.
CLICK HERE to see frequently asked questions relating to wrongful death cases.
It is certainly a tragedy when this occurs, but the tragedy can be compounded when the survivors learn, only after it is too late, that they could have recovered millions of dollars in compensation for their loss. We have received a number of calls like this over the years. In each instance, had the responsible family members merely picked up the phone to ask an attorney if it sounded like there was a case, the victim's heirs would likely have realized a significant recovery.
I once heard a defense attorney relate a story as to how the insurance company for a certain defendant he represented in a wrongful death matter hired an expert, and spent thousands of dollars getting ready to defend the case. After the expert reviewed the facts, the defendant and the insurance company were told to prepare for the worst by that expert. The defendant had screwed up bad, the expert said in his report, by violating all kinds of safety regulations, and the insurance company should be prepared to open their checkbook and shell out millions of dollars to the estate of the deceased victim. Guess what? The family of the deceased never called an attorney. The millions were never paid to anyone. That money remained and still remains in the coffers of the insurance company.
The Moral of the Story? It costs nothing to call toll free or email us and ask--DO WE HAVE A CASE?
If someone in your family has been tragically killed by the carelessness of another person or of a company, please don't hesitate to call us for a free consultation at 1-877-622-8656 or click on the "submit case" icon above to submit the case to us on the web.
CLICK HERE to see a video by Joseph Miller, Esq. about wrongful death cases.
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