Largo Wrongful Death Attorneys

Lawyers for Wrongful Death Claims and Compensation in Largo, MD

Losing a family member can be one of the most painful experiences a person can face. When that loss has occurred because someone else made a careless or reckless choice, family members may not only be dealing with grief and sorrow, but they may also struggle with financial issues and other problems that could affect their lives and their futures. When someone has failed in their responsibility to protect others, leading to a wrongful death, they may be held accountable for the harm done to a family.

The compensation paid for a person's wrongful death cannot restore what has been lost, but it can acknowledge the harm that has been done, relieve a family from financial burdens related to a person's death, and make sure a person or company is held responsible for causing a tragedy. The attorneys at Farmer & Klopfer can provide compassionate, dedicated legal help in these situations. We understand what our clients are going through as they deal with a death in the family, and we work to relieve their burdens as much as possible while they begin to put their lives back together.

How a Wrongful Death Can Affect a Family

The consequences of losing a family member can affect every part of a family's life. These issues may unfold over years and decades, and they may include:

The Financial Impact

When a family loses a person who was earning income and providing financial support, the difficulties they experience can begin to affect them right away. They may be unable to cover mortgage or rent payments, utilities, groceries, and other household expenses. When the income that was used to support a family is no longer coming in, they may experience a financial crisis within a matter of weeks.

The long-term economic impact of a death may also be significant. The person who died may have expected to earn income over multiple decades during their career, and they may have planned to provide support for their spouse and children, save money for retirement, and address other needs. The loss of their income can put a family's future plans in doubt.

Other losses related to a person's earnings may also affect a family. A person may have been providing health insurance coverage for their spouse and children through their employer, and the sudden loss of that coverage may affect the medical care that family members can receive. Our attorneys can work with financial professionals to calculate the full value of the income and benefits that a family has lost, ensuring that compensation will cover their present and future needs.

In addition to loss of income, a wrongful death can lead to significant expenses. A family may be concerned about how to cover the costs of a person's funeral and burial, and they may receive medical bills for treatment a person received before their death. These expenses should also be addressed in a wrongful death claim.

Loss of Household Services and Support

A family member who died may have provided much more to their family than the income they earned. A person's contributions to their household may include cooking, cleaning, yard work, caring for children, performing maintenance and repairs, providing transportation, and much more. These services have a monetary value, since they may need to be performed by other family members or people who may be hired to do the work. The compensation a family receives can address these losses.

Loss of Companionship

The non-economic losses that have occurred because of a wrongful death may include the loss of a relationship with the deceased person. Children will need to grow up without guidance from their parent and other forms of emotional support. A spouse will be left without a partner who provided them with love, support, and intimacy. A wrongful death claim can address these losses.

Grief and Emotional Suffering

The psychological impact of a wrongful death can cause serious harm to family members. The grief they may experience can be extreme, especially when they struggle with the injustice of a death that should not have happened. Compensation in a wrongful death claim can address these losses and ensure that family members will be able to receive mental health services and other forms of emotional support.

Types of Cases That Can Lead to Wrongful Death

Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents

Car, truck, and motorcycle accidents may result in fatal injuries. Drivers who cause accidents through drunk driving, speeding, aggressive driving, distracted driving, or other types of negligence may be held responsible for a family's losses. In truck accident cases or other types of accidents, multiple parties may be liable for a wrongful death.

Medical Malpractice

A healthcare provider who was negligent when providing medical care may be responsible for a person's death. Medical malpractice may involve hospital errors, emergency room errors, surgical errors, birth injuries, misdiagnoses, medication errors, or other forms of negligence that led to a wrongful death.

Premises Liability

A property owner may be responsible for a fatal accident that occurred because they did not address unsafe conditions or dangerous hazards. In a wrongful death claim involving premises liability, a family may be compensated for a fatal slip and fall accident, a drowning at a swimming pool, a fire in a building that was unsafe, or a fatal criminal attack at a property where the owner did not provide proper security.

Defective Products

When a product is unsafe, it may break down, fail to function correctly, or cause serious safety issues that could lead to someone's death. Wrongful death claims may address product liability in cases involving defective auto parts, safety equipment, appliances, power tools, medical devices, or other types of products. Manufacturers or other parties may be held liable for fatal injuries caused by flawed designs, manufacturing errors, or the failure to warn people about potential risks.

Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse

Residents of nursing homes may suffer fatal injuries when they are not provided with the proper care and supervision. Nursing home negligence that can lead to wrongful death may include physical abuse, chronic neglect, medication errors, failure to prevent falls, lack of medical care, or other forms of neglect or abuse. A nursing home may be held liable for failing to take the proper steps to prevent a person's death.

Contact Our Largo, Maryland Wrongful Death Lawyers

At Farmer & Klopfer, we can provide the legal help families need to address the damages they have suffered because of a loved one's death. Contact our Largo wrongful death attorneys at 301-843-3890 to set up a free consultation.