When a loved one's life is taken by the reckless or malicious conduct of another, did you know that you can file a wrongful death action and be entitled to financial compensation?
The damages you are entitled to recover in a wrongful death action are: (1) expenses incurred because of your loved one's death; and (2) a dollar amount decided upon by either a judge or a jury in order to punish the defendant.
Compensatory Damages In Wrongful Death Actions
Compensatory damages is money awarded to the victim's family to compensate them 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 In Wrongful Death Actions
A punitive damage award is 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 doesn't conduct itself in a similar fashion in the future.
Damages Limits In Wrongful Death Actions
There are certain limits on damages, which include claims by estates of persons killed on airlines while traveling between countries, and limitations of a person's workers' compensation insurance.
A. Jason Kerckhoff is a San Diego auto accident 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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