Representing Families in Wrongful Death Cases in Columbus
Legal investigation is a search for truth, especially in cases of wrongful death. We live in an imperfect world, and if the truth about a fatal accident or a hospital error can be hidden, it may be hidden. Without a lawyer's help, family members often don't receive answers to their questions.
At the law firm of Oates & Courville in Columbus, Georgia, our attorneys represent the family members of wrongful death victims. If you have lost a child, a mother, a father, a spouse, a brother or sister due to the careless or wrongful actions of someone else, we offer a free initial consultation to explain your rights under Georgia law.
A Search for the Truth
People who experience a death in the family want to understand why that death occurred, yet getting those answers can be difficult. Hospitals often refuse to answer questions, citing privacy rules. Medical examiners either fail to conduct an autopsy or don't provide the results to family members. A legal investigation of your loved one's death, through the examination of medical records and by consulting the appropriate experts, can help you find out what caused your loved one's death and will determine whether that death resulted from someone else's negligence.
Compensating the Family Members
When a fatality occurs as the result of negligence in a health care setting, a car accident, a construction accident, a hospital or in any other setting, our civil justice system can hold the negligent parties responsible.
Under Georgia law, the family is entitled to recover for economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages are based on how much the deceased person could have earned based on past earnings and life expectancy had the wrongful death not occurred. Non-economic damages are based on the full value of the deceased person's life, including loss of relationships and other intangibles.
In Georgia, family members cannot recover compensation for their own grief and loss, but only for the value of life to the person who died.
Free Consultation
For more information about wrongful death settlements or to obtain a free case evaluation, call 888-578-7606 or fill out the contact form on this site. Our law office is in Columbus, Georgia.
