NY Wrongful Death Lawyer

Wrongful Death lawsuits involve those accidents or incidents which cause the death of an individual. As one can imagine, wrongful death can occur due to a variety of accidents: motor vehicle, construction, medical malpractice, and many others.

Under New York law, the distributees or relatives that the decedent leaves behind after his or her death are entitled to bring a wrongful death claim which consists of the following categories of damages to which they may be entitled:

• loss of reasonable expectancy of future support or voluntary assistance;
• loss of services in the home;
• loss of parental or grandparental care and guidance;
• loss of possible inheritance;
• reasonable funeral expenses paid by distributee;
• reasonable medical expenses incurred on behalf of the decedent.

Often times wrongful death can be combined with other causes of action. For example, a car accident victim may sue for conscious pain and suffering from the date of accident for a number of weeks or months until their death; and subsequently the decedent's beneficiaries may sue for wrongful death. The same is often true in cases of medical malpractice.

Our law firm handles wrongful death matters with compassion and zealous advocacy on behalf our clients. Call us for a consultation.