Wrongful Death Attorneys

We Provide Experienced and Compassionate Legal Representation for Surviving Family Members Following a Loved One’s Death

Attorney Nick Oberheiden
Wrongful Death Cases Team Lead
Founding Attorney

If you have tragically lost a loved one in a fatal accident, we offer our deepest sympathies. We know that when a wrongful death occurs, there is nothing that can truly make you whole. But, we also know that seeking accountability is important, and this is why the wrongful death attorneys at our law firm are so passionate about helping surviving family members assert their legal rights.

If your family has grounds to file a wrongful death lawsuit, we are prepared to do everything we possibly can to help your family seek justice. In wrongful death cases, we seek full compensation for families’ mental anguish, funeral and burial expenses, medical bills incurred prior to the victim’s death, lost income, and other financial and non-financial losses. At Oberheiden Law Group, every case starts with a free initial consultation, and we do not charge any legal fees or costs unless we help our clients recover financial compensation.

Types of Wrongful Death Cases We Handle

Our wrongful death attorneys handle all types of fatal accident cases on behalf of grieving family members. We seek economic and non-economic damages for our clients in all cases, and we seek punitive damages when warranted. We represent surviving spouses and other family members in civil lawsuits following fatal accidents including:

Aviation Accidents

If your loved one died in a tragic aviation accident, we can seek wrongful death compensation from the airline and its insurance company. These are complex cases, so it is critical to have a law firm with a team of highly experienced wrongful death attorneys on your side.

Car Accidents

We handle wrongful death cases involving fatal car accidents as well. In these cases, pursuing a wrongful death action typically involves proving that a negligent party (i.e., a negligent driver) caused the crash. But, vehicle defects and other issues can entitle surviving spouses and other family members to seek financial compensation as well.

Construction Accidents and Building Collapses

If you recently lost a loved one in a fatal construction accident or building collapse, you should talk to a lawyer about filing a wrongful death lawsuit promptly. These are also complex wrongful death cases, so experienced legal representation is required to seek compensation for your loved one’s accidental death.

Fatal Complications from Drugs and Medical Devices

Families can also seek to recover their loved one’s medical expenses and other damages through a wrongful death suit in cases involving fatal complications from drugs and medical devices. These cases are not governed by personal injury law (which involves negligence claims), but instead by product defect law. In product defect cases proof of negligence is not required.

Fatal Medical Malpractice

Our wrongful death attorneys also handle medical malpractice claims involving fatal mistakes in doctor’s offices, hospitals, and other medical facilities. Fatal mistakes in the healthcare setting are alarmingly common, and they provide clear grounds for surviving family members to seek to recover compensation for their loved one’s medical bills, their funeral expenses, and their other financial and non-financial losses.

Motorcycle Accidents

Fatal motorcycle accidents resulting from someone else’s negligence or a product defect can also give rise to wrongful death claims for medical bills, funeral expenses, lost wages, and other financial and non-financial losses. Our wrongful death attorneys represent grieving family members in these cases, and we fight to recover full compensation for our clients’ losses from the insurance companies.

Railroad Accidents

If you have lost a loved one in a fatal railroad accident, we can help you seek justice for your loved one’s death in this scenario as well. We will do everything we can to help your family file a successful wrongful death claim and secure the financial support your family will need for the future.

Police Brutality and Deaths in Custody

If you have lost a loved one to police brutality or negligence or abuse in government custody, your family deserves justice. Our wrongful death law firm has the capabilities and resources required to handle these complex cases, and we are prepared to fight for maximum compensation on your family’s behalf.

Truck Accidents

We also help families fight for maximum compensation (including economic damages, non-economic damages, and punitive damages) in cases involving fatal truck accidents. When a victim dies in a truck accident, truck driver or trucking company negligence is usually to blame. Most negligence claims can be proven with various forms of evidence; and, once you engage our law firm to represent your family, we will get to work gathering the evidence we need right away.

Workplace Accidents

If your loved one tragically died in a workplace accident, our wrongful death attorneys can help you seek justice for your loved one’s death. We handle wrongful death cases against all types of employers following unexpected deaths in warehouses, industrial facilities, and other job sites.

Other Fatal Accidents

We fight for families’ legal rights in other types of wrongful death cases as well. No matter where or why your loved one’s death occurred, if you have questions about your family’s legal rights, we strongly encourage you to get in touch. A wrongful death lawyer at our firm can explain everything you need to know, and we can file any and all legal claims your family has available.

What Our Wrongful Death Lawyers Can Do to Help

If your family has a claim for wrongful death damages, what can we do to help? Here is what you can expect from the experienced wrongful death lawyers at Oberheiden Law Group:

Personalized and Straightforward Legal Advice – Our wrongful death lawyers will provide legal advice based on your family’s specific circumstances so that you can make informed decisions about whether to file a claim and seek a wrongful death settlement.
Pursuit of All Viable Legal Claims – After investigating your lost family member’s death, we will seek compensation for your family through all viable means. There are several potential grounds to file a wrongful death claim, and we will pursue all available grounds on your family’s behalf.
Representation of Your Family and Your Loved One’s Estate – In many wrongful cases, family can pursue claims on behalf of the decedent’s estate as well as claims for surviving family members’ direct losses. “Decedent” is the legal term for a deceased person in a wrongful death case. We will pursue all available claims against all responsible parties.
Focus on Settlement – Most successful wrongful death cases settle out of court. After calculating the wrongful death damages your family is entitled to recover, we will target a settlement that allows your family to begin to move on.
Representation in Court if Necessary – If a fair settlement isn’t on the table, we will take your family’s wrongful death case to court. Our experienced wrongful death lawyers are intimately familiar with the legal process, and we are prepared to file a civil lawsuit to seek the financial support your family deserves if necessary.

FAQs: Hiring a Law Firm to File a Wrongful Death Claim

What is the Legal Process for Filing a Wrongful Death Claim?

The legal process for filing a wrongful death claim usually starts with contacting the at-fault party’s insurance company. Most successful cases end with out-of-court insurance settlements (though a settlement is not guaranteed). If the at-fault party’s insurance company is unwilling to offer fair compensation for your family’s medical expenses, lost income, mental anguish, and other losses, then we will fight to hold the responsible parties fully accountable in court.

What Evidence is Needed to Prove Wrongful Death?

Various types of evidence can be used to prove wrongful death, and the evidence needed in any particular case will depend on the specific circumstances involved. If your family has a wrongful death claim based on a product defect or someone else’s negligence, we will work quickly to gather the evidence we need to seek just compensation.

Should I Hire a Lawyer to File a Wrongful Death Claim?

Yes, we strongly recommend hiring an experienced wrongful death lawyer to represent your family. Wrongful death cases are complicated for a variety of reasons, and it is important that grieving family members have experienced legal representation.

How Do I Make Sure the Responsible Parties Are Held Fully Accountable?

Making sure the responsible parties are held fully accountable starts with putting an experienced wrongful death lawyer on your side. You can get started with a free consultation, and you will not have to pay anything out of pocket unless your lawyer helps you recover compensation for your family’s medical expenses, funeral expenses, lost income, and other losses.

What if an Insurance Company is Refusing to Pay for My Loved One’s Death?

If an insurance company is refusing to pay for your loved one’s death, you should consult with an experienced wrongful death lawyer promptly. Even when a wrongful death occurs, the insurance companies will put their interests first, so it is important to have an experienced lawyer on your side.

How Are Wrongful Death Claims Different from Personal Injury Claims?

Wrongful death cases and personal injury cases differ in many important ways. For example, while personal injury claims involve victims seeking just compensation directly, wrongful death claims involve family members seeking compensation not only for their losses, but also on behalf of the decedent’s estate. Filing a wrongful death suit presents other unique challenges as well, so it is important for family members to choose a law firm that has specific experience handling these types of cases.

Schedule a Free Consultation with an Experienced Wrongful Death Attorney

If you believe that you may have grounds to file a wrongful death claim (or don’t know and want to find out), we encourage you to contact us promptly. To schedule a free consultation with an experienced wrongful death lawyer as soon as possible, call us at 866-781-9539 or send us your contact information online today.

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