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If you’ve lost a loved one to another person or entity’s negligence, the grief you’re experiencing can be difficult to overcome, and if you relied on your loved one to help support your family, the losses you face are likely compounded. While nothing can return your relative to you, you can seek fair compensation that helps support you on the path toward healing, and an experienced Bennettsville, SC, wrongful death attorney is standing by to help.
Is It Wrongful Death?
To bring a successful wrongful death claim in the State of South Carolina, you’ll need to prove that your relative lost their life due to another person or entity’s negligence or wrongdoing. Generally, if your loved one could have filed a personal injury claim had they survived the accident in question, you – as their survivor – can file a wrongful death claim against the negligent party on their behalf.
Who Can File?
In South Carolina, those who can file a wrongful death claim include the surviving spouse and the surviving children of the victim. If neither of these applies, the victim’s surviving parents can file, and barring this, the state’s inheritance laws determine who is first in line to file.
The Kinds of Events that Are Closely Associated with Wrongful Death Claims
Every wrongful death claim is unique to the specific circumstances involved, but many are the result of events like the following:
- Traffic accidents of every kind, including car, truck, motorcycle, bike, rideshare, and pedestrian crashes that lead to catastrophic injuries.
- Premises liability claims, such as slip and falls from heights.
- Product liability claims, which involve consumer products that prove deadly as a result of faulty design, manufacture, or instructions and warnings.
- Medical malpractice.
Regardless of the underlying cause of your wrongful death claim, a compassionate wrongful death lawyer cares about you and your case and has the legal skills to help.
Assessing Your Losses
If you’ve lost a loved one to someone else’s recklessness, you can pursue compensation in each of the following categories in your wrongful death claim:
- The costs your relative incurred before succumbing to their final injuries, including their medical bills
- The expenses related to your loved one’s funeral and burial
- Your losses as they relate to your family member’s financial support
- Your losses as they relate to the care, companionship, protection, experience, judgment, and guidance your relative provided
- The emotional pain and suffering you’ve been forced to endure
The losses associated with wrongful death claims can be difficult to overstate.
Don’t Wait to Speak to an Experienced Bennettsville Wrongful Death Lawyer
Losing a loved one to someone else’s negligence is a tragedy that can’t be put right, but the well-respected wrongful death attorneys at Douglas Jennings Law Firm have an imposing track record for helping clients like you obtain fair settlements and court awards that support them on their journeys forward toward recovery, and we’re here for you too. We serve clients throughout Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, and Williamsburg Counties, and we encourage you to reach out for more information by contacting us online or calling 843-479-2865 today.