| Without warning a loved one dies. Most likely a | | | | the deceased's estate will recover any damages the |
| second or third party is at fault or negligent. Nothing | | | | deceased would have provided to his or her family |
| will ever be the same. While it may be painful to | | | | had he or she lived. The Pennsylvania Survival Act |
| confront the reality of wrongful death, now is the | | | | includes earnings, medical expenses, funeral expenses, |
| time to find a renowned wrongful death law firm in | | | | estate administration expenses, survivor's emotional |
| New Jersey or Pennsylvania to pursue a wrongful | | | | pain and suffering, and punitive damages. |
| death lawsuit. Both Pennsylvania and New Jersey | | | | Who can pursue a wrongful death lawsuit? |
| allow two years to file and the last thing you want | | | | The immediate family of the deceased has the right |
| to happen is miss your opportunity to act. | | | | to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit. That would |
| Another reason to find a lawyer sooner vs. later is | | | | include children of the deceased, spouses of the |
| that when you wait, details become fuzzy and | | | | deceased, and parents of the deceased. |
| evidence is lost. Closure helps in your healing process | | | | The amount of damages awarded will depend on the |
| which is another reason not to postpone. | | | | immediate family's relationship to the deceased. |
| Your loved one died because of negligence. | | | | Compensation for damages might include |
| Negligence means not taking prudent care. Negligence | | | | reimbursement for a spouse's right to companionship |
| can apply to a doctor who failed to provide adequate | | | | and affection; loss of future income; medical |
| prenatal care or a doctor who prescribed the wrong | | | | expenses; future services missed; property damages |
| drug without checking the chart or patient history. | | | | if appropriate; and punitive damages if the negligence |
| Negligence can be when a food company fails to list | | | | was found to be of a criminal nature. |
| nuts as an ingredient and your loved one was allergic | | | | A financial settlement will never replace a beloved |
| to nuts. Negligence can be the car you drive, the car | | | | family member but it will help take the strain off the |
| seat your toddler is placed in, the airbag that fails to | | | | family and provide financial security and personal |
| open during an accident. Negligence can be the | | | | closure. |
| bartender who over served the drunk driver who | | | | Wrongful death holds an individual, group, or |
| crashed through a stop sign. Negligence might be a | | | | corporation accountable for causing injury to another |
| faulty heating blanket that catches on fire or a ladder | | | | person. Not only does a wrongful death settlement |
| that should've been recalled. Wrongful death | | | | provide relief to the immediate family but deters the |
| negligence spans many incidences. | | | | negligent party from causing further harm to others. |
| You will be compensated for pain and suffering which | | | | Contact the Pennsylvania personal injury/wrongful |
| in turn is physical or mental anguish. You and your | | | | death law firm Anapol Schwartz at for your free legal |
| family could be entitled to damages as a result of | | | | consultation. Anapol Schwartz would take your case |
| how your loved one's life has affected daily tasks, | | | | on a contingency-fee basis which means if you didn't |
| life's little pleasures, and your overall well-being. | | | | win your wrongful death lawsuit - they would not get |
| Pennsylvania Wrongful Death: What's a Wrongful | | | | paid. When in doubt, take advantage of the free legal |
| Death Lawsuit Worth? | | | | consultation from Anapol Schwartz law firm. |
| The Pennsylvania Survival Act governs how much | | | | |