How do you hold someone accountable for a loved one’s wrongful death? St. Johns Park accident lawyers can help you find the evidence you need to bring a liable party to court. Your efforts in the civil sphere can secure the damages you need to pay your bills. That justice can help mend the hole a loved one’s death left in your life.
Our St. Johns Park personal injury lawyers want to make it as easy as possible for you to recover financially after a loved one’s tragic passing. We’ve secured over $450 million for clients in need of support. Let us do the same for you. Contact our office to learn more about our wrongful death services today.
When to Reach Out to a St. Johns Park Wrongful Death Lawyer
It’s hard to balance a legal timeline and the soul-sucking grief that comes in the wake of a loved one’s death. Our team does not want to push you into action when you need time to meet with your family, distribute a loved one’s estate, and grieve. That’s why our St. Johns Park wrongful death accident lawyers offer to step in and manage a civil case on your behalf.
Our management of your case does more than minimize your exposure to traumatic memories. It also helps us stay on top of your case filing deadline. According to the National Law Review, Florida recently shortened its statute of limitations for its personal injury cases. You now only have two years to file a loved one’s wrongful death lawsuit in Florida.
Personal Representatives and Florida’s Wrongful Death Claims
Notably, only the deceased’s personal representative may file a claim in their name. If you want to take legal action and serve as the deceased’s representative, we encourage you to reach out to our staff as soon as you can after a fatal accident.
The faster you get in touch, the sooner we can fight to distribute damages to your family.
What Services to Expect from a Wrongful Death Accident Attorney in St. Johns Park
We understand that many families find themselves reluctant to work with a wrongful death lawyer after a loved one’s passing. Some believe that the cost of representation may negatively impact their financial stability. Others think that an attorney may disrespect their right to grieve. Our team does neither of these things.
First and foremost, we work on contingency. Our contingency fee agreements ensure that our staff only gets paid if we win your case. That concern for your financial well-being evolves into concern for your emotional well-being, especially following a loved one’s death. You can count on our team to celebrate your loved one’s life with you throughout our quest for justice.
The services you can expect our team to provide you can include the following:
Investigative Services
You need evidence proving a wrongful death to bring a claim forward in Florida. That evidence needs to prove that someone else violated the duty of care they owed your loved one, causing your loved one’s fatal accident.
Our team does not make you return to an accident scene. Instead, we do the legwork needed to gather witness statements, debris, evidence of environmental damage, and any electronic data needed to establish your right to support.
Representation in and Out of Court
You do not have to confront the person responsible for your loved one’s death alone. While you have the right to negotiate for financial support out of court, we recommend you do so with an attorney present. Our team can keep conversations focused on your right to financially recover and remove you from situations that grow tense or uncivil.
Insurance Mediation
We do not let insurance claims adjusters walk all over our clients. You can count on our representatives to manage your conversations with insurance companies so you can continually prioritize your right to a fair accident settlement.
If you want to file an insurance claim with an offending party’s provider, we can make sure your paperwork comprehensively describes the nature of your losses. We can then mitigate an insurance company’s bad-faith efforts to deny your claim.
What Compensation to Expect from Your Wrongful Death Case
No two wrongful death cases generate the same damages. While you can refer to case precedent for examples of what losses you can include in a loved one’s wrongful death claim, you must independently calculate the value of a loved one’s economic and non-economic expenses.
These losses may include the following:
- Emergency medical care
- Hospice care, if applicable
- Funeral expenses
- Property damage and restoration
- Pain and suffering
- Lost wages
- Lost sources of income
- Loss of companionship
- Loss of consortium
- Stress
- Emotional distress
You may only include a request for non-economic loss support in a personal injury claim. If you file an insurance claim after a loved one’s death, the company restricts your right to recover based on your loved one’s economic losses.
Our wrongful death accident attorneys in St. Johns Park, FL, can elaborate on the different opportunities you have to recover during a free case evaluation.
Criminal Cases and Your Pursuit of a Wrongful Death Claim
You cannot initiate a criminal investigation into the accident that killed your loved one. Only the state has the right to do so. However, the state may call the negligence that caused your loved one’s death into question. If officers begin to investigate your liable party for evidence of criminal misconduct, it’s worth it to keep up to date on their findings.
If officers take your liable party to civil court and accuse them of manslaughter, murder, or a similar charge, ask your attorney to keep you informed about the proceedings. A criminal conviction can serve as compelling evidence in your civil case.
While a murder conviction won’t win your civil case hands-down, you can use it to argue that other judicial parties found your liable party guilty of offensive negligence.
Anidjar & Levine Fight for Families
Your family deserves justice in the wake of a loved one’s sudden passing. A wrongful death accident lawyer in St. Johns Park, FL, can help you get that justice in or out of civil court. You have the right to bring a personal injury claim forward demanding damages based on your loved one’s losses – but only if you act within your statute of limitations.
Our attorneys know how to balance your grief with your need to act. You can let a representation with Anidjar & Levine manage your investigation and represent your best interests even as you piece your life back together. Are you ready to learn more about our services? Contact us to book a free case evaluation.
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