Causes Of Wrongful Death

A wrongful death compensation claim is a claim pursued by the family of a deceased person when a loved one passes away owing to the negligence of another. Typically, the members of a victim’s family who are entitled to file a wrongful death compensation claim include the spouse, children, parents and grandparents of the victim.

Causes of Wrongful Death can include the following:

·                                 Medical negligence

·                                 Vehicle accidents

·                                 Motorcycle accidents

·                                 Pedestrian accidents

·                                 Construction accidents

·                                 Defective products

·                                 Boating accidents

·                                 Workplace accidents

If you have experienced the wrongful death of a relative, you will require a wrongful death Solicitor to help you in a compensation claim. There are certain elements that need to be established in a wrongful death compensation claim, namely:

·                                 That the victim is actually dead

·                                 That the death was due to the negligence of another person or entity

·                                 That the surviving members of the family are suffering monetarily because of that death &

·                                 Damages are covered under wrongful death law

Among the damages that are recoverable in a wrongful death compensation claim are; medical and hospital care expenses up to death, funeral expenses, loss of income up to death, bereavement damages, dependency award for financial losses and damages for the pain and suffering the victim went through prior to death.

Legal representation

The Fatal Accidents Act 1976 and the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 govern damages in such cases. A claim of compensation for wrongful death must be brought within 3 years following death, otherwise the claim  will be statute barred.

Wrongful death Solicitors can be of great assistance to the surviving relatives of the wrongful death victim in helping them claim compensation from the negligent third party. Excalibur Solicitors are proficient wrongful death Solicitors and we will handle your case on a no win no fee basis. That means, we will be remunerated only on winning the case, and our costs are paid by the losing third party. The entire compensation awarded goes to the client.