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Attorney Michael grossman discusses elderly wrongful death cases

 

According to Texas law, a family can file a Texas wrongful death law suit no matter the age of the victim.  A wrongful death lawsuit brought because of an elderly family member's death is usually very different from a typical wrongful death suit.  Most wrongful death suits include severe financial loss because of the lost wages that the victim would have provided had he or she lived for another few decades.  Many elderly individuals, however, are retired and so lost wages are not an issue.  But financial loss can still accumulate in these cases.  For instance, if the victim required medical treatment prior to death, those costs can be quite significant.  If surviving family members no longer receive pension payments after the victim's death, the financial strain can be severe.  But typically, wrongful death lawsuits brought due to an elderly person's death focus on emotional damages rather than financial.

Judges do take emotional loss into consideration when determining liability and calculating damages.  With the help of an accident injury & death attorney, you can receive compensation for your emotional anguish and any financial damages you might have sustained due to a family member's death.  But this lawsuit will not be easy.  Proving liability for an elderly individual's death is difficult, primarily because elderly people generally have numerous health complications to begin with.  It can be hard to prove that negligence rather than a natural illness was responsible for the death.  Furthermore, calculating a settlement can be complicated when emotional damages are significant but financial damages are relatively nonexistent.  If your family has lost an elderly member because of another person's negligence, contact a wrongful death lawyer and make sure your family's suffering is fairly compensated.

Posted by: Dallas Wrongful Death Law Firm Grossman Law Offices | Posted on: 1/8/2010 | Comments (0)

As a Texas attorney practicing for 20 years, I have litigated all manner of personal injury cases. I use this blog as a place to write opinion / editorial articles on a variety of topics that catch my interest and as a means of sharing news stories relevant to personal injury accidents. I think the overwhelming majority of people are unaware just how common these types of accidents are and I hope this blog raises awareness to rather serious public safety concerns. However, this blog is simply a means for me to share my opinions and I would recommend that anyone who is considering seeking legal counsel should contact their family attorney.

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