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A wrongful death refers to a death that happens because of a certain party’s negligent or intentional conduct. For example, a death resulting from a motor vehicle collision may constitute a wrongful death. Further, a wrongful death may occur when someone is killed because of a workplace accident or medical malpractice.
Families may pursue compensation for the damages caused by their loved ones’ wrongful deaths. The team at our law firm is prepared to assist when reviewing the strength of potential claims. Furthermore, we can help our clients negotiate for the maximum amount of monetary damages available in their cases.
Seek guidance and support from our wrongful death lawyers by calling Wruck Paupore at (219) 322-1166 to review your case.
I.C. § 34-23-1-1 establishes the time limit for filing most wrongful death claims in Indiana. Generally, a case should be brought to court within two years of a victim’s death. If you wait too long to bring your case to court, you may miss your chance to obtain payment from an at-fault party.
Despite potentially having two years to file your case, you should begin building your claim as soon as possible after your loved one’s passing. Important evidence needed to support your case can become hard to preserve or gather as time goes on. The more quickly you connect with our wrongful death lawyers, the more efficiently we may collect the information needed for you to recover monetary damages.
Also, while multiple parties may be compensated after wrongful deaths, these cases have to be brought to court by specific parties. In addition to helping your file your claim on time, our legal team will also identify the correct person to file it and establish an estate claim in probate court on behalf of the deceased victim, which is typically required.
Many different types of fatal accidents can occur. If your loved one’s wrongful death stems from any of the following, then you may be entitled to substantial compensation:
Car accidents are a common cause of wrongful deaths in Indiana. Fatal accidents often occur because motorists exhibit negligent forms of conduct such as distracted driving, speeding, and drunk driving.
For example, a driver texting on their phone might fail to notice a red light and cause a deadly collision with another vehicle traveling through an intersection. In that case, the victim’s family may have grounds to pursue a wrongful death case against the distracted driver.
Unfortunately, motorcycle accidents have a higher risk of leading to fatal injuries compared to accidents involving other vehicles. The relative lack of protection for motorcyclists exposes them to greater dangers on the road.
Furthermore, many negligent drivers cause motorcycle accidents because they do not notice riders sharing the roadways. For instance, a fatal motorcycle collision may happen when a driver fails to yield the right-of-way before making a left turn at an intersection. Thankfully, our legal team can help hold careless drivers accountable for the deadly motorcycle accidents they cause.
Truck accidents can result in catastrophic consequences because of the potentially massive size and weight of vehicles involved. Common causes of truck accidents include negligent driving, improper cargo securement, and poor vehicle maintenance. Accordingly, both truck drivers and trucking companies may be responsible for fatal crashes involving large trucks. Legal representation may be highly valuable to victims’ families when determining who to sue.
Construction sites are inherently hazardous environments, and accidents on these sites often have deadly consequences. Some potential causes of accidents on construction sites include equipment failure, hazardous workspaces, and vehicle accidents. Fortunately, after a fatal construction accident, the victim’s family may recover compensation through a wrongful death case.
Medical malpractice is a form of negligence that arises when healthcare professionals deviate from accepted standards of care. It can result in tragic and avoidable deaths.
A physician can deviate from the applicable standard of care in many ways. For example, surgical errors, misdiagnoses, medication mistakes, and anesthesia errors may all be considered instances of medical malpractice.
If you suspect that your family member was the victim of medical malpractice, then the team at our law firm will review the strength of your potential claim.
Tragically, nursing home abuse is another potential cause of wrongful deaths in Gary. This form of abuse can come in several different forms. For example, victims of such abuse may be subject to physical mistreatment, emotional manipulation, neglect of basic needs, financial exploitation, or inadequate medical care.
Residents who experience nursing home abuse may suffer from dehydration, malnutrition, or untreated medical conditions because of inadequate care. For instance, a victim might succumb to severe infections that could have been prevented if they were afforded appropriate care and attention.
Pedestrian accidents are another common source of wrongful deaths. These accidents often occur because of drivers’ negligence. For instance, many pedestrian crashes happen because drivers are distracted, speeding, or disobeying traffic signals.
Bicycle accidents can also have deadly consequences. These accidents can happen at intersections, on roads, and in parking lots.
Many forms of negligence can cause bicycle accidents. One example would be a driver opening a car door without checking for oncoming cyclists, causing a cyclist to collide with the door and suffer fatal injuries. Alternatively, a cyclist may suffer a fatal crash because a motorist committed an improper lane change. In any case, our team can help the victim’s family bring a claim against the at-fault party.
Defective products can also lead to wrongful deaths. Products that can cause fatal accidents while defective range from faulty appliances to children’s toys and malfunctioning medical devices.
Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are responsible for ensuring the safety of the products they provide to consumers. Accordingly, these parties can be held responsible for deaths due to faulty products.
Get help from our Gary wrongful death lawyers at Wruck Paupore today by dialing (219) 322-1166.
Don is a founding partner and one of the nation’s top-ranked personal injury litigators. He is a member of the Multi-million Dollar Advocates Forum, which includes less than 1% of the nation’s trial lawyers, and awarded the highest ranking given by Martindale Hubbel and AVVO.
More importantly, Don understands representing personal injury victims is about more than recovering the best settlement: it’s about helping clients get back on their feet and supporting them in every aspect of their recovery.
In nearly all cases, our clients seek compensation from the wrongdoer’s insurance company. Before forming Wruck Paupore, Jason worked for a prominent law firm representing some of the world’s largest insurers. This experience gives Jason a deep understanding of the insurance industry and the strategies it uses to pay injury victims as little as possible.
Jason -- and our entire team -- put this inside knowledge to work to force insurance companies to pay what is actually owed. Often, we use the insurance company’s own tactics against them as we fight for the full compensation our client deserves.
For more than four decades, Keith has been fighting for injury victims. During that time, he’s watched the insurance industry change, with insurers now more interested in protecting their stock price than treating injury victims fairly.
Since the beginning, Keith has put people first. From his childhood in Gary, Indiana during the 1960’s and working his way through law school, Keith has risen to become one of the Midwest’s most respected trial lawyers. He has never forgotten that being a lawyer is about helping people -- and seeing injury victims through struggles in a way that could change their lives forever.
Over the decades, Keith, Don and Jason have fought relentlessly for clients, even when other lawyers have said the case was impossible to win.
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