What Compensation Can I Receive From A Wrongful Death Claim?

If you have a claim for wrongful death, there are various categories of compensation. The first category is economic damages. You’d be able to recover money for your loved one’s funeral expenses, for their loss of their ability to take care of their family and to pay for their family.

The second category is called non-economic damages. That would be the pain and suffering your loved one endured immediately before his death. And then the third category of potential recovery it would be for punitive damages.

Oftentimes in wrongful death cases, we find that the wrongful behavior by the defendant was accompanied by willful and wanton misconduct. If that is the fact, that does open the defendant up to an award of punitive damages to punish that defendant for his bad conduct.

And if you have any questions about potential recoveries for wrongful death or what a wrongful death claim entails, please give us a call. We’re happy to walk you through it any time.