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If you lost a family member in a fatal car, truck, or motorcycle crash in the Pullman area, your family may have grounds for a wrongful death claim under Washington law. Our Pullman wrongful death lawyers at Hess Injury Law represent families across Whitman County and the Palouse who are trying to recover financially and hold the responsible party accountable.
Pullman’s roads carry a steady mix of student drivers, daily commuters between Pullman and Moscow, and commercial trucks hauling freight and grain across the region. On US-195, the Pullman-Moscow Highway, and the rural routes around Whitman County, a single crash can change a family’s life in a moment.
A wrongful death claim cannot undo what happened. What it can do is shift the financial weight of your loss off of your family and onto the party that caused it. Contact Hess Injury Law in Pullman, WA today to get started.
The plaintiff in a wrongful death action is the personal representative of the deceased’s estate. Typically, the deceased’s spouse or registered domestic partner serves as the personal representative. The people who may be entitled to money out of a wrongful death recovery are called “beneficiaries.”
Washington law defines beneficiaries as “the spouse, state-registered domestic partner, child or children, including stepchildren, of the person whose death shall have been so caused. Suppose there is no spouse, state-registered domestic partner, or such child or children. In that case, such action may be maintained for the benefit of the parents or siblings of the deceased.”
When filing a wrongful death claim in Pullman, the WA personal injury attorney brings the lawsuit on behalf of all the beneficiaries of the deceased person’s estate. For example, if the decedent leaves no spouse and three children, and one of the children brings a wrongful death lawsuit, the two other children also have a right to the proceeds of the suit.
A cost is associated with losing a family member, and the money a plaintiff receives as damages in a successful wrongful death case should compensate for that loss.
Some damages might include:
Suppose the deceased person lived for a time after a catastrophic injury. In that case, the estate could receive non-economic damages on behalf of the deceased. These damages acknowledge the deceased person’s pain and suffering, anxiety, emotional distress, and suffering in the period before death.
To win damages, the plaintiff must prove that someone else’s careless, reckless, or intentional act created the condition that led to the fatal injury. A seasoned attorney in Pullman can review the circumstances to help your family determine whether suing for wrongful death is viable.
Some wrongful death claims, at first instance, look like other types of claims.
These include the following:
A claim could go from seeking maximum compensation for pain and suffering, medical bills, and lost wages to trying to fill the gap of a lost loved one.
Hess Injury Law, is a law firm dedicated to serving the injured residents of Pullman, Washington. We have been helping injured victims for more than 60 combined years, and we focus our practice on personal injury and wrongful death law.
A Pullman wrongful death lawyer understands the law and the turmoil your family is experiencing. They can fight on your behalf for the compensation you deserve. Schedule a case review with a professional who can get your family the financial security and emotional closure you need today.