The death of a loved one is a devastating loss that is very hard to deal with, especially if the death was untimely, such as one caused by an accident, criminal activity or other reason. If any third party was involved in the wrongful death of your beloved friend or relative, it is up to you to seek justice for them. For this reason, wrongful death lawyers are hired.
Wrongful death is a claim that is brought against a person or an agency which can be tried for their crimes. The wrongful death lawyer examines the case and then evaluates damages that are in accordance with the death. No amount of money can bring your loved one back, but there can be some small satisfaction in seeing the criminals pay for their crimes.
If the death has been of the head of the house, who also happened to be the main bread winner of the family, than the money gained in damages could help that family. Also if the deceased was someone young, s/he would not have dealt with issues of insurance policies or other loans s/he might have had. This would mean that the family ends up paying all this money. The wrongful death lawyer would be able to help you out of this by getting the convict pay all the money.
An accident is not the only cause of a wrongful death. Other reasons can be malpractice, injury due to a fall, nursing home abuse, work related injury, dog bite injury, defective product injury, defective drug injury, exposure to toxic materials and many more. According to the Traffic Safety Annual Assessment, 45000 motor vehicle fatalities occurred in 2005, whereas 19,656 deaths were because of injuries due to falls or slips. The death rate for workplace injuries was 5840.
A wrongful death lawyer can get the following benefits for you:
- Punitive damages
- The loss of money that might have been earned had the person lived
- All the benefits like pension, medical coverage that are lost because of the wrongful death
- Loss of inheritance
- Incurred expenses such as funeral arrangements.
- General damages
If you have lost a loved one due to any accident, negligence or criminal activity, you are qualified to attain damages for your loss. If you live in Las Vegas, you should hire a good Las Vegas Wrongful Death Lawyer, who can get you the justice you seek.
