When most people think about wrongful death lawsuits, they might conjure up medical malpractice or car accident situations. And while those often result in wrongful death claims, other commonly overlooked scenarios can result in significant settlements that fairly compensate loved ones for their losses.
Securing a highly skilled attorney with ample experience in wrongful death claims is the first step in ensuring the fairest outcome possible. Below are three other everyday situations that may result in wrongful death claims.
Nursing Home Negligence
Wrongful death claims related to nursing home negligence are frequently overlooked. Nationwide, approximately 1,800 nursing home patients die each year due to falls. Approximately 50-75% of nursing home residents experience at least one fall yearly.
In addition to falls, nursing home patients frequently die because of inadequate care, outright neglect, or even physical abuse. One apparent reason is the inability to communicate with loved ones or staff. Unless injuries are completely obvious and traumatic, many loved ones often do not recognize the signs of elder abuse or neglect and, therefore, attribute a death to natural causes or known health-related reasons.
The bottom line: If a nursing home provides sub-par care that results in, among other conditions, malnutrition, dehydration, falls, or severe untreated medical conditions, a wrongful death claim may be warranted.
Product Liability
Deaths caused by defective products such as automotive parts, medical devices, and pharmaceutical drugs are some of the leading categories of wrongful death claims each year in the United States. However, product liability injuries as a whole are thought to be an underreported area where legitimate wrongful death claims exist.
Product liability leading to fatal injuries may be due to design flaws, manufacturing defects, or inadequate or even total lack of warning labels. Consumers might not realize that a product defect led to the death of their loved one, especially if it involves medical devices or factory machinery. In such cases, an astute, wrongful death attorney can often prove that the product was used correctly and as intended and that the defect was directly responsible for the death.
Toxic Exposure
Over 50,000 deaths resulting from exposure to hazardous chemicals or toxic substances at work happen each year in the United States. One complicating factor of pursuing wrongful death cases for toxic exposure is that resulting health issues may not surface for months and even years in some cases. Often, loved ones do not make the connection between the exposure and the eventual death of their loved one.
Skilled and Affordable Legal Help is Available
The team of skilled wrongful death attorneys at Eason & Tambornini brings over 100 years of legal experience to our work. Since 1996, we have been fighting for maximum, fair compensation for those who have lost a loved one due to a wrongful death situation.
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Our wrongful death attorneys offer a free, no-risk consultation to discuss the facts of your case. We accept cases on a contingency basis only. This means you can access exceptional legal representation and pay no fees unless you win a settlement.
Call Eason & Tambornini at (916) 438-1819 to schedule a free consultation with one of our wrongful death attorneys in Sacramento.
