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While no financial compensation can bring back a lost loved one, it is important to hold accountable the parties who caused your loss. It is also important to make sure that you and your family are secure financially to help alleviate the financial stress during your emotional anguish.
If your loved one has been killed due to the negligence or recklessness of another, the personal representative, or executor, of the deceased person’s estate is who brings the lawsuit. In Pennsylvania, this type of lawsuit is known as a Wrongful Death Action. Whether your loved one has been killed in a motor vehicle accident, truck accident, or medical malpractice, we can help to ensure that those who at fault are brought justice and that those left behind are compensated.
Call us to learn how we can help you at 215-884-9300.
But they have a number of differences. First, in a personal injury lawsuit, the person injured is the person bringing the claim against a negligent party who caused the injury. But in a wrongful death claim, it is the survivors of the victim who bring the claim against the person who caused their loves one’s death. Another difference is the type of damages available.
Personal injury claims have different damages that can be sought as compared to wrongful death claims. In a personal injury case, a plaintiff may be entitled to receive compensation for damages for: pain and suffering, loss in life’s pleasure, loss of consortium, disability and disfigurement, emotional suffering, and past and future medical costs and income losses. In a wrongful death claim, compensation for damages can include: medical and funeral expenses, lost future income/wages, loss of the deceased’s household services, companionship, comfort, and care.
Another difference to be aware of in these types of actions is the distinction between a wrongful death action and a survival action. Again, in a wrongful death action the personal representative can seek damages for measurable expenses and the loss of the deceased’s companionship, care, and comfort, described above. On the other hand, in a survival action, it is similar to a personal injury claim. In a survival action, it is the cause of action that the decedent would have been able to bring if they had survived their injuries. For example, in a survival action, damages for the pain and suffering that the deceased endured before their death can be sought.
If your loved one died due the negligence or recklessness of another person, contact ThePhillyLawyers and find out how we can help provide you the justice, the closure, and the much-needed financial support following your loss.
Call us today at ThePhillyLawyers: 215-884-9300. You pay us nothing unless we recover money for you.
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