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Fatal Dallas Car Accidents
Have You Lost a Loved One in a Fatal Auto Accident? Our Attorneys Can Help
If you have lost a family member or loved one in a fatal car accident, you may wish to bring those responsible to justice by filing a wrongful death lawsuit. However, before doing so, you should know that wrongful death cases are complex, and extremely difficult for non-attorneys to win.
Insurance companies typically fight aggressively against the victims in a wrongful death case, and they have years of experience denying claims similar to yours. You need a team of legal professionals on your side that can even the playing field. Dallas fatal car accident attorney Michael Grossman from Grossman Law Offices is here to tell you how wrongful death lawsuits work and illustrate the sort of opposition you will be up against. If you need an experienced attorney to help you bring those responsible for your loved one’s death to justice, Michael Grossman is here for you.What Sort of Damages are Available to a Plaintiff in a Typical Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
It almost goes without saying that no amount of money can fairly compensate you for the loss of someone you love. The emotional toll such a loss takes on a family can be devastating. But the truth is that, in addition to this emotional turmoil, losing a family member can put a severe financial burden on a family. Our attorneys will do everything we can to make sure that you receive the compensation you need to get back on your feet. We want to help you bring negligent parties to justice, but we also want to ensure that you do not suffer under the economic hardship that results from a family member’s death.
In a comprehensive wrongful death lawsuit, there are typically two types of damages: wrongful death damages and survival damages. Wrongful death damages can be sought by a spouse, child, or parent of the deceased victim. They attempt to compensate a plaintiff for the plaintiff’s own loss caused by the victim’s death. These damages typically include:
- Any medical expenses paid prior to the victim’s death
- Funeral expenses
- Loss of financial support previously provided by the victim
- Compensation for the loss of companionship and emotional distress caused by the loss of a family member
Survival damages, on the other hand, allow the plaintiff to stand in for the victim in a legal sense. Survival damages provide compensation for the damages for which a victim could have sued if he or she had survived the accident. Survival damages are usually sought by the same family member seeking wrongful death damages, but siblings can also sue for survival damages. These damages typically include:
- Medical expenses paid prior to the victim’s death
- Wages the victim lost while spending time at a hospital
- Lost earning capacity due to disability
- Physical pain
- Mental and emotional turmoil caused by the victim’s injuries
These different types of damages are sought in separate claims, and each one requires a unique legal approach. The process is highly technical, but our attorneys have the experience necessary to ensure that your lawsuit is comprehensive and covers all its bases. We will do everything we can to ensure that your family receives the compensation it deserves.
Do I Need to Hire an Attorney to Represent my Family and me After a Fatal Car Accident?
Most car accident cases are much more complex than they initially appear. When dealing with a fatal car accident, winning a lawsuit is even more difficult for a non-attorney because there is so much money on the line (in the form of potential damages). Insurance companies will be ruthless in building a case against your loved one. Numerous factors can indicate that your lawsuit might be more complex than it initially appears, including:
- One or more of the drivers involved in the accident is not being cooperative with your questions or with some part of the investigation
- Insurance adjusters are hammering you with questions about your family member or about the accident
- Insurance adjusters are asking to record your statements (this is a huge sign that you need to hire an attorney)
- An insurance company is offering you a sum of money if you will sign away your right to file a lawsuit (the document you are asked to sign is often very complicated, so you should seriously consider hiring an attorney before you sign anything or even speak to an insurance adjuster)
- The settlement offered by your insurance company does not seem large enough for a fatal car accident case
- One or more of the drivers involved in the accident is protected by an insurance company which you have never heard of
- One or more of the drivers in the accident does not have any insurance
- You just have a bad feeling about the way the accident investigation or your insurance claim is being handled
Insurance adjusters pose the greatest risk to your case before you have hired an experienced legal professional to represent you. After a fatal car accident, many insurance adjusters will try to take advantage of a family’s grief and get them to sign away their rights. Chances are, they know about your loved one’s death before you, and they often approach family members at the hospital or the morgue, hammering them with questions and asking for statements. They know that you likely have not yet spoken to an attorney, and they are trying to get you to sign away your rights before you do. Unfortunately, many people fall for this tactic since they are not thinking clearly due to grief. Dallas fatal car accident lawyer Michael Grossman wants to make sure that this does not happen to you, and that you do not lose your right to seek justice due to an insurance adjuster’s tricks.
Ideally, this is how insurance companies should behave in a fatal car accident case: the insurance company estimates the damages caused by your loved one’s death discussed above. The insurance provider then offers you and your family a fair settlement to compensate you for your loss. Unfortunately, this rarely happens, especially in fatal car accident cases. The insurance company almost always works against victims, trying to pay them as little as possible. In many cases, they are successful because people do not realize how difficult their case truly is until it is too late. Victims and their families will often not seek the help of an attorney until after their case has been irreparably damaged. Do not let this happen to you. Let our fatal car accident attorneys negotiate with insurance adjusters on your behalf and ensure that your case is not damaged by their underhanded tactics.
Dallas Fatal Car Accident Attorney Michael Grossman Is Here To Help You
Family members of fatal car accident victims often mistakenly believe that they can scare an insurance company into offering a fair settlement by threatening to file a lawsuit. But the truth is that insurance companies are not at all frightened of a lawsuit filed by a non-attorney. Insurance companies have teams of defense lawyers with years of experience shutting down fatal car accident cases in court. Having a strong case does not matter when you do not know how to respond to lists of admissions, submit a demand packet, or prove up damages. We have heard countless stories of people trying to represent themselves against these professionals, only to walk away with nothing.
Our experienced attorneys, on the other hand, can scare an insurance company into offering you a fair settlement. We have twenty years of experience helping the families of fatal car accident victims seek justice. We have handled hundreds of high-profile fatal car accident cases, and we have successfully litigated lawsuits against every major insurance company and defense firm in the nation. These organizations are aware of our successful track record, and they often offer our clients sizable settlements so that they do not have to face our attorneys in court. We also conduct thorough investigations of every case we accept in order to identify other potential defendants. Was your loved one’s accident caused by a defective tire? A malfunctioning traffic light? A drunk driver? In any of these situations, there may be multiple parties liable for your loved one’s death, and we will help you bring comprehensive claims against all of them. We are dedicated to explaining even most complex subtleties of your case to you in straightforward terms so that you can make an informed decision about how to proceed. We want to help you bring those responsible for your loved one’s death to justice. So if you have lost a family member in an auto accident, contact Dallas fatal car accident lawyer Michael Grossman from Grossman Law Offices today. We provide free consultations, and we can help you seek the compensation you need and the justice you deserve.
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