Experienced Las Vegas Wrongful Death Attorneys
At Las Vegas DUI Lawyers, we are compassionate advocates for your legal rights if you have lost a family member due to the negligent, careless or reckless conduct of another person. Our wrongful death attorneys have more than 30 years of law experience to help your family after a loved one’s fatality in an automobile or truck crash, defective product accident, or other fatal accident.
We are known for our excellence in trial preparation and dedicated advocacy in court. Our firm only accepts a small number of cases to allow us to concentrate on each case and offer committed representation in every wrongful death lawsuit. To talk with an experienced wrongful death lawyer about filing a lawsuit, contact our Las Vegas fatal accident attorneys.
Our lawyers vigorously pursue our clients’ best interests. We are compassionate trial attorneys handling wrongful death and accident death claims resulting from:
- Car accidents and other fatal highway crashes
- Truck accidents and motorcycle accidents
- Nursing home abuse and neglect
- Defective products
- Dangerous drugs
- Defective medical devices
- Medical malpractice
- Fatal birth injury
- Fatal brain injury
- Fatal spinal cord injury
Wrongful death as a legal term is a death that has been caused by the fault of another person. For example, deaths caused by drunk driving, the manufacture of a defective or dangerous product, the construction of an unsound structure or building, or failing to diagnose a fatal disease may be considered under the law as “wrongful deaths”.
Wrongful death lawsuits or claims are generally filed by family members or beneficiaries of the decedent. In some instances, these claims are filed in order to obtain monetary damages to cover the earnings the deceased person would have provided. Other damages that may be recovered include…
- Expense associated with the death, e.g., medical and funeral.
- Lost benefits, such as insurance, from the death
- Loss of inheritance from an untimely death
- Pain, suffering or mental anguish suffered by the survivor of the decedent
- Loss of companionship, care or protection
- Punitive damages, intended to punish wrongdoers and prevent them from harming others
Fatal accidents and deadly injuries can be caused by the negligence of a babysitter or other caregiver, doctor, nursing home staff, product designer or manufacturer, motorist or truck driver, or other liable person. If your loved one was killed in a fatal accident or died due to another person’s negligence or recklessness, your family may be able to get compensation through a wrongful death lawsuit against the person who was responsible for the accident.
