Wrongful Death Attorney Dieterich

Wrongful Death Attorneys in Dieterich Illinois

Wrongful Death Attorney Dieterich Illinois. Because of the reckless and negligent actions of an corporation, business or individual, your loved one has passed. No amount of money or compensation will ever bring your loved one back, 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 Dieterich can and will fight on your family’s behalf to ensure that those who’s negligent and dangerous action cause the pass of your love one are help accountable to the fullest extent of the law.

The Dieterich Wrongful Death Attorneys at Hassakis Law have been fight for the justice and compensation that Illinois families deserve for over 60 years. We know how devastate 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. The moment you contact us for services, we will aggressively litigate and fight against those who have so severely harm your family, 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 honour, and that you and your family are compensate for your loss.

What Constitutes a Wrongful Death Claim?

The Illinois Compile Statutes for Wrongful Death States,

“Sec. 1. Whenever the death of a person shall be cause by wrongful act, neglect or default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would, if death had not ensue, have entitle the party injure to maintain an action and recover damage in respect thereof, then and in every such case the person who or company or corporation which would have been liable if death had not ensue, shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injure, and although the death shall have been cause under such circumstances as amount in law to felony. No action may be brought under this Act if the decedent had brought a cause of action with respect to the same under incident or occur which was settle or on which judgment was render. ”

When a family member or love one pass because of an accident or the negligence of another, and would not have if that accident had not occur, then a wrongful death claim can be pursue.

To successfully pursue a wrongful death claim, these criteria often must be met:

  • The Passing of A Love One – For a wrongful death case to be pursue, a love one must have pass because of an accident or negligence of another. A wrongful death case cannot be pursue before someone’s pass.
  • The Negligence of another, Or Intent to Cause Harm -Negligence is crucial to a wrongful death claim. An action that would have not occur had the negligent party act responsibly has to have occur.
  • Family Members are Suffering Financially – A financial burden that would otherwise not exist is now place upon the family.
  • Family Members are Suffering from the Loss – A loss of companionship and cohabitation can be pursue and a recovery can be gain from this loss.

If your love one has pass and your family needs experience legal assistance, our wrongful death attorneys in Dieterich can and will assist you in pursuing a wrongful death claim. We care about Illinois families and the hardships they are place in when the death of a love one occur. Our Dieterich Wrongful Death Attorneys can help you and your family recover.

What types of Wrongful Death Claims do you Pursue?

Because of accidents, negligence, or the actions of another deliberately placing someone in harm’s way, a wrongful death case can be fil in every category of personal injury law. Whether it be a death cause by a car accident, work accident, or even medical malpractice, our wrongful death lawyers have over 6 decades aggressively fighting for the families of love ones who have pass because of negligence and avoidable accidents.

Our Wrongful Death Lawyers pursue these types of wrongful death cases and more:

  • Truck/Trailer Accident – Tractor Trailers are massive vehicles and the drivers must follow certain protocols when driving. If they don’t, and your love one pass because of their negligence, you can pursue a wrongful death claim against the driver and their company.
  • Car Crashes – Car accidents are one of the leading causes of wrongful death, and are often cause by driver error.
  • Work Relate Accidents – Work-relate accidents are tragic avoidable accidents. There is always a trail of negligence that can be follow in these cases.
  • Boating Accidents – While more rare than car or truck accidents, boat accidents are just as deadly. If your love one perish because of an accident involving a boat, and negligence was involve, our wrongful death lawyers in Dieterich, can help you.
  • Railroad Accidents – Because of the massive amount of force involve in train-relate accidents, those involve face catastrophic injury and even death. If your love one pass in an accident relate to a train, you can and should pursue legal judgment against the company.
  • Product Defects – If your love one pass because of a defective product, our wrongful death lawyers will fight on your behalf to hold the responsible party accountable for their actions.

If someone you love has pass because of the negligence of another, and they are gone because of the actions of another that isn’t list above, it is still important to call our wrongful death lawyers because we pursue all claims regarding the wrongful passing of love ones in Illinois. Our Wrongful Death Attorneys can and will fight on your family’s behalf.

What types of Compensation can my Family receive for the Dieterich Wrongful Death?

Deciding the value of a lost love one is hard. No amount of money or legal compensation will ever replace the loss you and your family are feeling because of your lov one but 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 love 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 Incur because of the Passing
  • Lost Pension
  • Health Insurance
  • Loss of Companionship

When the reckless actions of another have taken your family member from you, 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 passing. When you are ready to pursue their wrongful death claim, our Dieterich attorneys can help.

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

This is known as Comparative Fault Factoring. If your love one was at fault for more than 50% of the reason that the accident occur, pursuing damages 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 Compile Statutes state,
“Contributory fault” means any fault on the part of the plaintiff (including but not limit to negligence, assumption of the risk, or willful and wanton misconduct) which is a proximate cause of the death, bodily injury to person, or physical damage to property for which recover is seek.”

The Statute goes further to state,

“In all actions on account of death, bodily injury or physical damage to property in which recovery is predicate upon fault, the contributory fault chargeable to the plaintiff shall be compare with the fault of all tortfeasors whose fault was a proximate cause of the death, injury, loss, or damage for which recovery is sought. The plaintiff shall be barr from recovering 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 for which recovery is sought.

The plaintiff shall not be bar from recovering 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 cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought, 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 Dieterich 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 business, corporation, or the negligent actions of an individual, you have lost someone you care deeply for. No amount of money will ever replace your family member, we can make sure that those who are responsible for their passing are held to account. 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 love one, call or contact our Wrongful Death Attorneys in Illinois.

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