 Wrongful Death
 A "wrongful death" is a death due to someone else's carelessness or negligence. Every state has a civil "wrongful death statute," or set of statutes, which establish the procedures for bringing wrongful death actions. In most states, such persons as the decedent's immediate family members (surviving spouses and children, and sometimes parents or siblings) may bring the action.
Difficulties
These actions require particular attention because you are not dealing with what a person is unable to do you are dealing with an actual death of a person. Certainly a wrongful death case can cause the greatest pain and suffering to the family members left behind and immediate action must be taken on there behalf. At Gilman and Associates our personal injury attorneys and staff will assist all family members during this tragic experience and try and provide as much assistance as possible in dealing with the road ahead.
Determining The Responsible Party
It is imperative that at the beginning of a wrongful death matter that you determine all parties that are responsible for this accident. There are times were there may be one person or multiple people and or companies that led to the cause of the accident occurring. At Gilman and Associates our staff will begin immediately determining the responsible party and holding them accountable for there actions or lack there of.
Remaining Informed
During a wrongful death action it is not unusual for family members to feel helpless as they have just lost a family member due to no fault of either the family member or their own. At Gilman and Associates we feel keeping the family informed each step of the way is vital to the family receiving closure. |