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(248) 266-7600
Make sure your loved one leaves you with one last gift, not more debts, by working with the wrongful death lawyers of the Michigan Advocacy Center, PLLC.
Few pains are as sharp or deep as unexpectedly losing a loved one, especially a spouse. Tragically, however, it is a reality that too many families in Macomb County have to struggle with each year. Some of these deaths will be due to tragic illnesses, entirely at the whims of fate, but some will also be the result of other people’s carelessness and recklessness, and it is all too easy to feel they have robbed you of your loved one.
Worse still, your family member may have left behind medical debts and funeral expenses you were not ready for, on top of depriving you of their income and help around the house. This can be a brutal double burden to many families already struggling to get by in Detroit’s Suburbs.
While it will never make up for their loss, the estate of someone who was killed or died as a result of personal or professional negligence can file for financial compensation with the help of a wrongful death lawyer. Such a wrongful death claim can help you recover some of your losses and provide for you and your family, instead of dragging you further down into debt.
Every loss is painful, and it can seem unfair that some deaths are eligible for compensation and not others. Unfortunately, the law is clear: only deaths caused by negligence, carelessness, or criminal behavior are eligible for wrongful death claims. For example:
As for who actually does the filing, that has to be done on behalf of the estate of the deceased, rather than any specific loved one they have left behind. There are some exceptions, as spouses can often file for compensation directly, but usually the wrongful death suit is filed by the trustee or executor of the estate.
If you are not sure whether you can file under the above rules, don’t panic; call our office. The experienced wrongful death claim attorneys at the Michigan Advocacy Center, PLLC will guide you through this difficult but important process.
It is not possible to put a value on a life, especially that of someone you have loved deeply. Many families resist even filing a wrongful death claim because it can feel like trying to put a price tag on that life. Think of it instead as tallying what their death has cost you, and making sure those responsible for it pay the bill.
When a loved one is injured, we pray they will pull through, and we are willing to throw everything we can at the doctors, surgeons, and hospitals to save them. Unfortunately, miracles are rare, and accidents and other misfortunes claim fathers, mothers, and spouses across Macomb County every year. They take away the loved one and leave the considerable debts incurred in the process behind, on top of the costs of disposing of their remains.
Wouldn’t it be fairer if the party responsible for your loved one’s death paid those bills instead of you? We agree, which is just one of the many reasons we take wrongful death claims so seriously, and always strive to make sure all of those costs are included.
A life cut short is also an income stream cut-off. Your family may be keenly feeling the loss of their income, or even just their help around the house, or both. These losses are just as real and deserve to be included as part of your wrongful death claim.
Obviously, such numbers are not as easy to estimate or as clear to calculate as medical bills. Which is why you will need an experienced wrongful death lawyer on your side. We will put together financial information and call on economic experts to back up your claim and insist that the insurance company pay you what your loved one could have been earning and contributing to your household.
While the wrongful death claim system allows you to demand compensation for a funeral or missed salary paycheck, neither takes into account your suffering as well as that of your deceased loved one. The pain and suffering they had to endure, as long as it was caused by the same negligence as their death, can be demanded in the wrongful death claim. Spouses, in particular, are also eligible for a loss in companionship, in addition to the pain and suffering endured by a partner before their death.
While an attorney can help you claim such compensation, no one can help you move on; that is a long-term journey you have to undertake on your own, but you do not have to face that difficult path burdened with considerable debt. Not if we have anything to say about it.
Michigan Advocacy Center, PLLC | Fighting for justice for family members left behind
No one expects to say goodbye to a loved one so early, or under such difficult circumstances. We hope, sincerely, that you will never have to call or contact us, especially not for a wrongful death claim. But we have been doing this for too long to think that it will never happen again.
Deaths do happen, and rarely without some negligence from those responsible. When they do, we do not want you to feel lost, helpless, or drowning in debts you cannot afford. They would not either.
So please do give us a call at (248) 266-7600. We cannot promise compensation, but we can promise to listen to your story and tell you what might, or might not, be possible. Together, we will seek justice for your loved one and pursue compensation that you can use to start rebuilding your life.
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