When your family member's life is suddenly taken by the reckless or malicious conduct of another, did you know that you can file a wrongful death lawsuit & thus may be entitled to financial compensation?
There are two types of damages you are entitled to in a wrongful death action: (1) the expenses incurred because of your loved one's death; and (2) an amount of money decided upon by either the judge or jury in order to punish the defendant.
Compensatory Damages
These are monies awarded to the victim's family to compensate for:
Medical care
Funeral & burial expenses
Grief, stress, and loss of companionship
Income the victim would have earned had he/she lived
& Any other expenses brought about by the wrongful death
Punitive Damages
Punitive damages are money awarded by a judge or jury to a victim's family to punish the defendant for its intentionally malicious or reckless conduct. These damages are designed to punish the defendant so that it does not conduct itself in a similar fashion in the future.
Damages Limits
There are certain limitations on damages, which include claims by estates of persons killed on airlines while traveling between nations, and limitations of a person's workers' compensation insurance.
A. Jason Kerckhoff is a San Diego personal injury lawyer and the President of Kerckhoff Law, APC, a San Diego wrongful death law firm dedicated to representing people who have been seriously injured or killed, and the families of loved ones who have suffered death caused by the negligence of another.
A. Jason Kerckhoff has been successfully obtaining excellent results for his clients for more than twenty-five years. He has the highest rating in Martindale-Hubbell, which is the preeminent company that rates attorneys not only for their abilities, but for their ethics. These ratings are obtained by peers in the San Diego community, and a small percentage of lawyers are privileged to have achieved this rating.
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