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Wrongful Death Attorneys in Cave-In-Rock Illinois

Wrongful Death Attorney Cave-In-Rock Illinois. Because of the negligent and dangerous actions of an business, individual, or corporation, your loved one has passed. No amount of compensation or legal action will ever replace your loved one, but it can help you and your family recover during this difficult and trying time. While you and your love ones heal and take time to honor your love one, our wrongful death attorneys in Cave-In-Rock can and will fight on your family’s behalf to ensure that those who cause the accident are held accountable to the full extent of the law.

The Cave-In-Rock Wrongful Death Attorneys at Hassakis Law have been fight on behalf of Illinois families for six decades to ensure that they are protect in the event of an accident. We know how devastat you and your family are feeling after the wrongful death of your love one, and we are dedicate to provide the most comprehensive and complete legal guidance and advicein your wrongful death case. As soon as you call our lawyers, we will aggressively pursue legal action against those responsible, and ensure that you and your love ones are fully guide and protect through your entire claim, and afterward. We will ensure that the memory of your love one is honor, and that you and your family are compensate for your loss.

What Constitutes a Wrongful Death Claim?

The Illinois Compiled Statutes for Wrongful Death States,

“Sec. 1. When you’ve lost someone you care deeply for because of the actions of a negligent party, and would not have if that accident had not occurrs, then a wrongful death claim can be pursue. To successfully pursue a wrongful death claim, these criteria often must be meet:

  • The Pass of A Love One – For a wrongful death case to be pursue, a love one has to have pass from the negligent actions of another, actions that would have result in compensation had they live.
  • The Negligence of another, Or Willful Intent to Cause Harm – Wrongful death claims require that the responsible party acted negligently, or willfully, and that the accident that cause the death could have been avoid.
  • Family Members are Suffer Financially – A financial burden that would otherwise not exist is now place upon the family.
  • Family Members are Suffer from the Loss – Because of the loss of their spouse, family member, or love one, damages can be pursue to help with coping with the loss and loss of companionship and time.

If tragedy has struck your family, and you need to know which steps to take to best honor the memory of your loved one and protect your family, our wrongful death attorneys in Cave-In-Rock can and will assist you in pursuing a wrongful death claim. We care about Illinois families and the hardships they are placed in when the death of a loved one occurs. Our Cave-In-Rock Wrongful Death Attorneys can help you and your family recover.

What types of Wrongful Death Claims do you Pursue?

Negligent and dangerous actions can happen in any location for any reason. Because of this, a wrongful death case can be filed in every category of personal injury law. Our Wrongful Death Lawyers pursue these types of wrongful death cases and more:

  • Truck/Trailer Accident – The Force involve in tractor-trailer accidents is tremendous, and because of the dangers associated with a tractor-trailer accident, truck drivers must adhere to certain protocols when operating their vehicles.
  • Car Crashes – Car accidents are one of the lead causes of wrongful death, and are often cause by driver error.
  • Work Related Accidents – Work-related accidents are tragic avoidable accidents. There is always a trail of negligence that can be follow in these cases.
  • Premise Liability – Property Owners are required, by law, to keep their premises in a safe condition for those who travel through or in their premises.
  • Nursing Home Neglect – If your loved one passed because of inadequate or negligent care, we will help you pursue a legal judgement against the company to the fullest extent of the law.
  • Medical Malpractice -When a Doctors error causes the passing of a loved one. A passing that would not have happened under normal circumstances, you can and should pursue a wrongful death claim against the doctor and the hospital.
  • Boating Accidents –  If your love one perish because of an accident involve a boat, and negligence was involve, our wrongful death lawyers in Cave-In-Rock, can help you.
  • Railroad Accidents – Unfortunately, railroad accidents often result in fatalities.
  • Product Defects – Before a product can be sold to consumers, it must be made so that it isn’t dangerous for their consumption or use.
  • Personal Injury Accidents – Any personal injury accident that resulted in the loss of your loved one can possibly result in a wrongful death claim.

What types of Compensation can my Family receive for the Cave-In-Rock Wrongful Death?

Placing a monetary value on the life of a loved one can be a difficult process. While no amount of money will ever replace your lost family member taking an accurate account of their monetary value and their applicable skills/trade proficiencies can help in estimating how much your family can receive in compensation for your loved one’s passing. Here are several factors that help in this decision:

  • Age
  • Earning Capacity
  • Health Prior to Death
  • Income at Time of Death
  • Age and Circumstances of Dependents
  • Education Level and Training
  • Medical, Legal and Other Expenses Incurred because of the Passing
  • Lost Pension
  • Health Insurance
  • Loss of Companionship

When your love one has pass because of the negligence of another. You can receive compensation for the loss of their life, their income, the loss of your companionship, and any other hardship you and your love ones are place in because of their pass. When you are ready to pursue their wrongful death claim, our Cave-In-Rock attorneys can help.

What If my Family Member was Partially responsible for their Accident?

This is known as Comparative Fault Factoring. If your loved one was at fault for more than 50% of the reason that the accident occur, pursue damage may be incredibly difficult in the case. However, if they were not more than 50% responsible for the accident. A wrongful death claim can and should be pursue. Their percentage of fault in the accident does. However, reduce the amount of compensation that can be receive in the claim.

Illinois Compiled Statutes state,
“Contributory fault” means any fault on the part of the plaintiff (including but not limited to negligence, assumption of the risk, or willful and wanton misconduct). It is a proximate cause of the death, body injure to person, or physical damage to property.”

The Statute goes further to state,

“In all actions on account of death, bodily injury or physical damage to property in which recover is predicate upon fault. The contributory fault chargeable to the plaintiff is compare with the fault of all tortfeasor whose fault is a proximate cause of the death, injury, loss, or damage. The plaintiff is bar from recover damages if the trier of fact finds that the contributory fault on the part of the plaintiff is more than 50% of the proximate cause of the injury or damage.

The plaintiff is not be bar from recover damages, if the trier of fact finds that the contributory fault on the part of the plaintiff is not more than 50% of the proximate. But any economic or non-economic damages allow shall be diminish in the proportion to the amount of fault attributable to the plaintiff.”

Why Should I choose the Cave-In-Rock Wrongful Death Lawyers of Hassakis Law to Pursue my Wrongful Death Claim?

The Wrongful Death Lawyers at Hassakis Law believe in aggressively pursuing wrongful death claims for Illinois residents. Because of the negligent actions of a corporation, individual, or the reckless actions of a business, you have lost a loved one before their time. While no amount of money will ever replace your lost family member. We care about Illinois families because we are a part of Illinois. When you choose our , you are choosing local attorneys who have a stake in the success and livelihood of their communities. When you are ready to pursue justice for your lost loved one, call or contact our Wrongful Death Attorneys in Illinois.

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