No one wants to get the sad news that their loved one has been killed in an accident. The emotional fallout from a tragic, unexpected loss is profound. In some sense, the loss is too much to put a dollar figure on. However, the emotional loss aside, a family will have...
When a person’s negligence causes the death of another person, the family of the deceased may be able to file a wrongful death suit against the negligent party. The damages awarded in a successful lawsuit can help cover funeral expenses, medical expenses, loss of...
In Georgia, when a wrongful act causes a person’s death, two separate legal claims are created. First, a claim for wrongful death may be brought by a surviving spouse for the “full value” of the person’s life. If there is no surviving spouse, the wrongful death claim...
When tragedy strikes and someone dies as a result of someone else's negligent actions, it impacts the victim’s whole family. The victim could leave behind a spouse, children, parents, siblings and other family members. In addition, there might have been other people...