Lakewood Wrongful Death Attorney
Losing a loved one can be devastating. However, when their death is caused by the negligence or wrongdoing of another party, you can feel angry and overwhelmed with grief. When another party is responsible for your loved one’s death, you may have the right to bring a claim for your damages. Although no amount of money can fully compensate for your loss, a wrongful death claim can help you seek justice and a monetary award can help to ease some of the burdens caused by the death of your loved one.
The compassionate Lakewood personal injury attorneys at Brumley Law Firm have more than ten years of experience helping wrongful death clients recover maximum compensation for their damages. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation to discuss your case. A Lakewood wrongful death attorney will listen compassionately, answer your questions, explain your rights, and help you take the next steps.
Who Can File A Wrongful Death Claim?
In the State of Washington, only the deceased person’s representative can bring a wrongful death claim for the decedent’s beneficiaries’ economic and noneconomic damages.
Washington law defines the beneficiaries of a wrongful death action as the spouse, state-registered domestic partner, and child, or children, including stepchildren. If there is no spouse, state-registered domestic partner, or child, then the beneficiaries would be the parents or siblings of the deceased.
The beneficiaries can recover for their economic losses including medical expenses, funeral and burial expenses, lost income, potential future earnings, and other financial support the decedent would have provided them.
Beneficiaries may also be entitled to recover noneconomic damages including pain and suffering, loss of companionship, and loss of consortium. These damages are harder to quantify than economic damages.
You should seek the counsel of an experienced Lakewood wrongful death attorney to determine if you have a right to recover damages and what type of damages may be available to you. At Brumley Law Firm we can answer your questions and explain your rights. If we represent you, we will fight for you to receive the full compensation for your economic and noneconomic damages.
How Wrongful Death Claims Are Valued
Determining the value of losses suffered by a decedent’s beneficiaries can be a complex and difficult undertaking. You need an experienced Lakewood wrongful death attorney to prove the financial and emotional losses of the deceased’s loved ones.
Some of the factors considered when valuing a wrongful death claim include:
- Medical bills
- Funeral costs
- Lost wages
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of companionship
- The impact of the decedent’s death on their beneficiaries
- The decedent’s health and life expectancy
- The decedent’s age
- The decedent’s earning capacity
- The types of relationships the decedent had with their beneficiaries
Many of these factors are subjective. You need an attorney with skill and a deep understanding of wrongful death claims to demonstrate the full value of damages suffered by the deceased’s loved ones.
Contact An Experienced Lakewood Wrongful Death Attorney Today
The Lakewood wrongful death attorneys at Brumley Law Firm have more than ten years of experience recovering the full compensation our wrongful death clients deserve. We want to do the same for you.
We know that no amount of money will compensate you for the loss of your loved one. But we also know that you deserve justice and that recovering monetary compensation can help ease some of the burdens caused by your family member’s death.
Give us a call today at (833) 832-2727 or go to our contact page to schedule a free consultation. We will compassionately listen to you, answer your questions, explain your options, and help you take your next steps.