Although money can never fully compensate for a lost loved one, it is the only means available under the law to try and bring a sense of justice, closure, and peace. Wrongful death claims in Georgia aim to compensate for the “full value of a deceased individual’s life,” under the state’s wrongful death statute. In […]
When an accident victim suffers severe injuries in an accident, and he or she passes away, the decedent’s surviving family members can assert a wrongful death claim. Lawrenceville motorcycle accidents, boating accidents, slip and falls (along with other accidents that occur on someone else’s premises due to a property defect), and car and truck accidents can lead to […]
When a loved one passes away in an accident that someone else caused, surviving family members may be in the position to file a wrongful death claim or lawsuit against the person or entity that was responsible for causing the accident. In many cases, the decedent leaves behind numerous grieving family members, including spouses and […]
Wrongful death claims are not the only types of claims that a surviving spouse or another family member can make following the death of a loved one in an accident. In addition to filing a wrongful death claim, the decedent’s survivor may file an estate claim. As part of an estate claim filed in Lawrenceville, […]
When it comes to its wrongful death and estate laws, the State of Georgia is unique from other jurisdictions. Under the laws of many jurisdictions throughout the United States, only personal representatives, administrators, and executors of the decedent’s estate are in a position to file a wrongful death claim. However, in the State of Georgia, […]
In a Georgia wrongful death case, monetary compensation can come from a settlement or a verdict at trial. In the case of a jury trial, it is the members of the jury who decide what, if any, damages they will award in the wrongful death claim. Moreover, when jurors are deliberating on what damages to award in […]
In wrongful death and estate actions that take place in the State of Georgia, the surviving family members of the decedent have two years from the decedent’s death date to bring a lawsuit for wrongful death damages against the individual or entity who caused the fatal accident. However, in certain instances, this deadline can change. […]
