Wrongful Death Info - Law Firm Larry R. Demerath Attorneys Omaha, Nebraska

What is a Wrongful Death?
Who may sue for wrongful death?
What can we help you recover?
When and why should you seek the services of an experienced attorney?
Case evaluation
Doctors, nurses, hospitals, medical malpractice, and wrongful death
Auto accidents and wrongful death
Prescription medication, over-the-counter drugs, and wrongful death

What is a Wrongful Death?

A wrongful death occurs when a person or corporation acts negligently, recklessly, intentionally, or fails to act, and that action results in the death of a person. A legal remedy may be sought for wrongful death in the following situations: when a company fails to protect its employee from dangerous working conditions, and as a result, the employee dies; when a driver intoxicated by alcohol of impaired by drugs hits and kills a pedestrian, driver, or passenger; when a person kills a spouse or relative; when a doctor’s actions or inactions result in the death of his or her patient; when a nursing home patient dies as a result of negligence or abuse; when a person dies on a bus, airplane, train, or other common-carrier as a result of negligence; when a person dies from the inaction or negligence of the supervisor during a organized activity, such a school field trip or sporting even; or, when a company’s dangerous product kills a person.

Contact wrongful death attorney Larry Demerath with extensive experience in personal injury cases. He will discuss the specifics of your tragedy with you and inform you of your legal rights against the wrongdoers.

Who may sue for wrongful death?

Spouses, parents, and immediate family members may bring suit against the wrongdoer. A minor child may need an adult guardian to start the legal proceedings. Depending on where the incident occurred, step or grandparents, or other family members, may bring legal action.

What can we help you recover?

Nothing will bring your loved one back, but our law firm can help you get what you deserve form the wrongdoer. Here is a short list of the types of damages that can be recovered in a wrongful death case.

Medical expenses incurred before the victim died
Funeral expenses
Lost benefits, such as insurance, resulting from the death
Lost inheritance
Mental anguish
Pain and suffering
Loss of the company and support of the deceased
Punitive damages, to punish and wrongdoer and to create a disincentive for those actions to prevent a recurrence

This list is not meant to be exhaustive. The laws dealing with wrongful death are complex and intricate. Contact wrongful death attorney Larry Demerath with extensive experience in personal injury cases. He will discuss the specifics of your tragedy with you and inform you of your legal rights against the wrongdoers.

When and why should you seek the services of an experienced attorney?

Contact a lawyer as soon as possible! While legal wranglings may be far from your mind during this tumultuous time, the law limits the amount of time you have to bring suit. This time limit is known as the statute of limitations. If you wait too long to seek recovery, you may be legally barred from exercising your rights forever.

It is important to have an experienced attorney on your side as soon as possible. This person can act as the advocate of your rights while you grieve. Contact wrongful death attorney Larry Demerath with extensive experience in personal injury cases. He will discuss the specifics of your tragedy with you and inform you of your legal rights against the wrongdoers.

Case evaluation

It is important to consult with an attorney regarding a wrongful death claim as soon as possible. Most attorneys will conduct what is called an initial consultation. During the initial consultation, the attorney will use the information you provide him and other information to evaluate the strength of your wrongful death claim. The attorney may accept you case, decline it, or request more information. If the attorney informs you that he does not believe you have a strong case, getting a second opinion is crucial. Evaluating the strength of a wrongful death case is not an exact science, and simply because one attorney’s opinion of the strength of your case is low doesn’t necessarily mean another attorney will agree. Many variables exist in a wrongful death case, and the laws created by the legislature and the courts are many and complex.

Obtain a second opinion if you have already met with an attorney. Contact wrongful death attorney Larry Demerath with extensive experience in personal injury cases. He will discuss the specifics of your tragedy with you and inform you of your legal rights against the wrongdoers.

Doctors, nurses, hospitals, medical malpractice, and wrongful death

When you are ill, you trust the trained experts who have studied for many years in college and medical school to make you well. As a patient, you normally do not question the health practitioner’s judgment or practice. Sometimes, this trust in misplaced. Unfortunately, doctors, nurses, and other health professionals make mistakes, and these mistakes can lead to death. When these mistakes happen, the wrongdoer may be responsible for the death of the patient. The attorneys at O’Hanlon and Associates can represent your right to recover from the loss of a loved one caused by the negligence of a doctor, nurse, or other health care professional. Our firm can handle cases involving death caused by the following occurrences

Surgical equipment left inside patient
Surgery performed on the wrong part of the patient
Mother or child injury during delivery
Prescribing the wrong medication
Prescription overdose
Improper diagnosis
Improper medical procedure employed

Auto accidents and wrongful death

A driver’s error can lead to more than injuries and property damage – sometimes, death of a loved one can result. When that death is caused by the negligence, the improper action or inaction, of a person, you may be entitled to compensation. Our firm handles cases resulting from the wrongful death caused by the following events.

Breaking traffic laws
Excessive speed
Road rage
Failure to yield
Aggressive driving
Improper lane change
Failure to maintain vehicle

Prescription medication, over-the-counter drugs, and wrongful death

Big drug companies make billions of dollars every year. The incentive to speed drugs to market is high, and that rush can lead to unsafe drugs entering the market. If a loved one has died as the result of taking a drug or prescription medication, you may be entitled to recovery. Some drugs which have been found to kill include the following medications:

Vioxx
Phen-phen
Asbestos
Fosamax
Baxter Dialyzers
Baycol
Celebrex
Ephedra
Meridia
Paxil
Prempro
Prescription Drugs
Propulsid
Rezulin
Serzone

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