Category: Wrongful Death
In Alabama, multiple family members can claim wrongful death benefits when a loved one dies due to another person’s negligence, such as in a car accident or due to medical malpractice. However, different family members cannot file separate wrongful death claims. The wrongful death benefits from a single,…
The Code of Alabama defines a wrongful death as one resulting from a person’s or entity’s carelessness, failure to act, or otherwise wrongful behavior. This definition covers everything from fatal car accidents and falls to intentional actions like shootings or assaults. Proving that someone in your family died…
In Alabama, the statute of limitations typically gives your family two years to file a wrongful death lawsuit. Although certain exceptions can change the deadline for a wrongful death claim, you must always file before the applicable limitations period expires. When a loved one’s death occurs due to…
If your relative died due to someone else’s negligence or misconduct, your family could be entitled to pursue compensation through a wrongful death lawsuit. This type of legal action could allow you to hold the at-fault party accountable for their actions. In Alabama, the executor of the estate…
Losing a family member due to someone’s intentional or careless acts is a devastating loss. In Alabama, this loss can warrant two similar but distinct legal actions: A wrongful death claim, which focuses on the family’s losses, and a survival action, which addresses what the deceased themselves suffered….
Any money recovered through a wrongful death claim in Alabama goes to the deceased’s heirs, according to the state’s succession laws. Surviving spouses, children, parents, or other family members may receive compensation. This answer only scratches the surface of this complicated issue, though. There are also rules about…
The Gartlan Injury Law was recently involved in a lawsuit against a corporation that resulted in a successful confidential settlement for their clients. The lawsuit with a jury demand was filed on behalf of an estate against the corporation and alleged negligence resulting in personal injury and death…
An aggressive, ethical, prepared Alabama personal injury lawyer can help you and your family obtain justice by addressing unsafe conditions and compensation for lost work productivity, hospital and surgical bills, and other damages such as pain, suffering and mental anguish. Unfortunately, the road to victory is often neither…
It all depends on the facts and circumstances of the case. We often talk about the process of proving and demonstrating liability, injuries and damages in an effort to add value your case and maximize recovery and address unsafe conditions. We use this process even if you do…
In general, a product liability case should be handled in the same manner as any other personal injury, accident or wrongful death case. A product liability case can often stem from a workplace accident. In a product liability case, you are actually bringing a case against the manufacturer…