The tragedy of losing a loved one causes immeasurable pain. When caused by the wrongful conduct of another justice requires that some action is taken. Whether the death be from an automobile collision, an aviation disaster or other transportation incident or caused by a dangerous product or medicine, a fall, an act of violence or an improperly trained/acting professional, public employee, police officer or health care worker, damages normally include substantial financial losses.

Oftentimes, a financial provider of a family is the victim in a wrongful death matter. The impact of the death can include a loss of income to the spouse and children. Florida has enacted wrongful death law that spells out many of the details involved in this type of claim, including who has the right to file a lawsuit for wrongful death, what types of monetary damages are compensable, and when the lawsuit has to be filed.

Only certain individuals are entitled to seek compensation for the death of a family member. Children born out of wedlock, spouses that were contemplating filing for divorce or have remarried are often presented with the question of whether they have the legal right to go to court to recover monetary damages resulting from the wrongful death.

Florida's Wrongful Death Act specifies that those who are entitled to seek compensation are the decedent's spouse, parents, children, and when wholly or partly dependent on the decedent for services or support, any blood relatives and adoptive brothers and sisters and well as some other categories of claimants.

The question of whether there is anyone qualified to seek compensation for the damages for a wrongful death claim is only part of the equation. What kinds of monetary compensation are available in these types of cases? Where can the lawsuit be filed if the wrongful act took place in one location and the death occurred in another state or country? The decisions to be made in the unfortunate scenario of a loved one dying through the fault of another can be perplexing, overwhelming, and critical in terms of achieving fair and adequate compensation.

Although a challenging, sensitive and subtle area of law, our combined experience provides an aggressive, knowledgeable team to represent the victims of wrongful conduct in all stages of a claim for compensation and justice.