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Boston Massachusetts Wrongful Death
When the wrongful conduct of a person, corporation or entity results in the death of another person, a wrongful death lawsuit may be in order. Wrongful death lawsuits can cover every area of personal injury including; premise, transportation, and product liability.
Unlike personal injury in which the plaintiff filing the lawsuit is the injured, its typically the estate, who is usually a family member, of the deceased that are entitled to monetary damages for the victims death.
Recoverable Damages
The following is a list of damages that may be recoverable in wrongful death lawsuits.
When the wrongful conduct of a person, corporation or entity results in the death of another person, a wrongful death lawsuit may be in order. Wrongful death lawsuits can cover every area of personal injury including; premise, transportation, and product liability.
Unlike personal injury in which the plaintiff filing the lawsuit is the injured, its typically the estate, who is usually a family member, of the deceased that are entitled to monetary damages for the victims death.
Recoverable Damages
The following is a list of damages that may be recoverable in wrongful death lawsuits.
- Loss of future earnings over the lifetime of the victim
- Loss of benefits over the lifetime of the victim
- Loss of Pension Benefits
- Loss of Medical Insurance
- Loss of 401K Benefits
- Most expenses incurred by the death of the victim
- Hospital Bills
- Medical Bills
- Funeral Expenses
- Loss of companionship
- Loss of future services provided to you by the person who has died.
Example Wrongful Death in Massachusetts
There are time limits known as statutes of limitations that require your case to be filed by a certain time period or your case will be barred. In Massachusetts, personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability lawsuits must be filed within 3 years of the date of the injury, death, or defective product discovery. In some instances, such as cases involving public transportation, your lawsuit must be filed within 2 years of the date of injury.
Time is of essence so we encourage you to call Boston Personal Injury Lawyer Robyn A. Briatico at 617-387-6800 or complete the Wrongful Death Contact Form to obtain a consultation to explain your legal options.
- Night Club Shooting or Stabbing
- Night Club or Office Building Fires
- Physical Assault
- Contaminated Food
- Automobile (Auto) Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- ATV Accidents
- Truck Accident
- Fire
- Defective Products (Example: Car Seats)
- Defective Drugs
- Defective Medical Devices
- Drowning
- Heavy Equipment Accident
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Burned in Fire
- Bicycle Accidents
- Nursing Home Abuse
- etc.
There are time limits known as statutes of limitations that require your case to be filed by a certain time period or your case will be barred. In Massachusetts, personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability lawsuits must be filed within 3 years of the date of the injury, death, or defective product discovery. In some instances, such as cases involving public transportation, your lawsuit must be filed within 2 years of the date of injury.
Time is of essence so we encourage you to call Boston Personal Injury Lawyer Robyn A. Briatico at 617-387-6800 or complete the Wrongful Death Contact Form to obtain a consultation to explain your legal options.