Wrongful Death Lawyer
Lancaster Accidents

Filing a Wrongful Death Claim in Lancaster

Some of the accident victim's family members may bring a wrongful death claim, including:

• Surviving spouse.
• Children.
• Dependent stepchildren.
• Dependent minors who have resided in the victim's household for at least six months.
• Dependent parents.

If there are no close relatives, more distant relatives sometimes may be entitled to make claims.

The victim’s estate may be able to file a special type of wrongful death claim called a “survival action.” In a survival action, the estate sues to recover the financial compensation the wrongful death victim could have claimed had the victim survived. Funds recovered in a survival action go into the victim’s estate, to be distributed among the victim’s heirs.

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Wrongful Death Cases

Many wrongful death cases can be resolved without involving the court. In other cases, your wrongful death lawyer will determine which parties to sue. Suing more than a single party could increase the amount of compensation you receive.

Typical parties who may be sued in a wrongful death case include:

• Car, truck, and motorcycle drivers.
• Individuals whose violent acts caused the death.
• Owners of property.
• Property managers or operators.
• Service providers such as franchisors.
• Parent corporations.
• Government entities responsible for safety on public property.

Hiring A Wrongful Death Lawyer

You should hire a successful wrongful death lawyer as soon as possible after the death occurs. Delay could allow evidence to be damaged or lost, witnesses to forget, and claim-filing deadlines to pass.

The Reeves Law Group lawyers have over 25 years of successful experience handling accident claims. Our firm has a 98.7% recovery rate in personal injury cases.