FAQs Category: Wrongful Death

Many types of accidents may occur in Duluth that could be fatal. Such accidents include car and truck accidents, bicycle and motorcycle accidents, swimming pool accidents, boating accidents, and slip-and-fall accidents. If the accident is serious enough, such as in a head-on motor vehicle collision, the accident victim may pass away immediately. In other accidents, the accident […]

The first type of claim that a surviving family member may file following the death of a loved one in an accident is called a wrongful death claim. Generally speaking, when a surviving family member files a claim for wrongful death, the claim encompasses the decedent’s full life value. In other words, in Georgia wrongful […]

In addition to making a wrongful death claim, a decedent’s surviving loved one may file an estate claim. As part of the estate claim, a decedent’s surviving family members may be eligible to recover monetary compensation representing all of the suffering and pain that the accident victim had to endure from the time of the […]

The wrongful death statute in the state of Georgia outlines which surviving family members are eligible to bring a claim for wrongful death after a deceased loved one passes away. In cases where the deceased individual is married, then the surviving spouse is the individual who must bring the wrongful death claim. In some cases, […]

To be sure, the wrongful death and estate laws that exist in the state of Georgia are different from the laws of other states. In many other jurisdictions in the country, to be eligible to file a wrongful death claim, the person must be the executor, personal representative, or administrator of the loved one’s estate. […]

As stated previously, in Georgia wrongful death cases, looking inward from the decedent’s point of view is the best way to determine the value of a claim. Some Duluth wrongful death claims settle before a trial ever takes place, while in other instances, the case must go to trial. When the case goes to trial, […]

In Georgia wrongful death and estate actions, time may be of the essence. In the majority of wrongful death cases that arise in Duluth, the decedent’s surviving family members have a period of two years from the date of death to file a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the decedent against the at-fault person […]