LAWYERS FOR PARENTS OF CHILD KILLED IN ACCIDENT
Our wrongful death attorneys represent the family of a child who has died in an accident. These are the most difficult cases to awork on. The depth of grief and shock that arises from the sudden loss of a son or daughter is immense. Plus, there is the anger that often comes because the death was caused by someone else’s negligence.
Our Minnesota wrongful death lawyers have the experience, knowledge, and resources required. Our attorneys handle all legal aspects of a case where your child was killed in an accident. As a smaller, family-owned law firm, we also have the time to commit to our grieving clients. We try to offer compassion, comfort and kindness as your family works through this unspeakable loss.
CHILD WRONGFUL DEATH CASES REQUIRE AN EXPERIENCED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ATTORNEY
The wrongful death cases our Minnesota lawyers handle for families who have lost a child most frequently arise out of automobile collisions. Often the child was killed in a drunk driving accident or an accident caused by a semi-tractor truck. However, our best lawyers also represent families of children killed in MN from boating accidents, snowmobile or ATV accidents. Also, burn injuries, medical mistakes, product defects and a daycare’s failure to supervise.
Every death of a child lawsuit case requires special investigation and legal research to fully prove the claim. Our law firm has the experience and resources to successfully handle wrongful death cases that arise from any kind of negligence.
WHO CAN RECOVER IN A MINNESOTA WRONGFUL DEATH CLAIM FOR THE DEATH OF A CHILD?
Minnesota law allows the family members of the child who died to bring a wrongful death claim against the negligent person or business. This allows you to obtain compensation for your loss. The family members who can potentially recover in a wrongful death case where a child is killed are those defined as ‘next of kin.’ A court will ultimately decide who are the child’s next of kin. Generally, for the death of a child, this would include the child’s parents, siblings, and grandparents. Our top wrongful death lawyer can help you through the process of notifying family members of their potential claim and explaining their rights to them.
HOW IS AMOUNT OF WRONGFUL DEATH COMPENSATION DECIDED IN MN?
Minnesota law requires proof of ‘pecuniary loss’ in wrongful death cases. Pecuniary loss means the loss of money or things that have monetary value – like a deceased person’s earnings or services he or she provided to the family. But there is also compensation for the loss of aid, comfort and love of the family member who was killed.
It’s hard to imagine putting a dollar value on the life of a child or other family member. However, the amount of money required to compensate a family of a child killed in an accident is determined by considering the whole picture of the family’s loss. An experienced top wrongful death lawyer will work hard to make sure that each member of your family is compensated as fully as possible for the entirety of the loss that has been suffered. The compensation to the family for a child wrongful death claim is very different than if the child is injured.
WE GET YOU THROUGH THE LEGAL PROCESS
When our MN wrongful death attorneys work with a family that has suffered the tragic loss of a child, we will guide you through the legal process. Our lawyers will sit down with the family, at our office or your home, however many times and however long it takes. We want to get a complete understanding of the loss the family has suffered from the death of a child. We will want to know your stories about the joys you have shared in the past and hoped to share in the future. Also, how you have supported each other through your sorrows or difficult times.
Our MN attorneys will ask you for family videos and photographs, holiday and special occasion cards, gifts, etc. The best wrongful death lawyers in Minnesota understand that this is a process that takes time. Patience and compassion are so important for a family going through this process. A top wrongful death attorney has significant experience and understands wrongful death law in Minnesota. We want to make sure you and your family obtain the compensation you are entitled to for your loss.
HOW TO PURSUE A WRONGFUL DEATH CASE IN MINNESOTA
The statute of limitations for a wrongful death case in MN is three years from the date of death. However, earlier dates can apply in certain circumstances depending on how the accident happened. The first step is to have the court appoint one member of the family as a trustee. The trustee is then the named person in the lawsuit to represent the entire family. The trustee is generally not paid for this service and does not necessarily get extra compensation out of the settlement. Our MN wrongful death lawyers will guide your family through this process.
At the Rochlin Law Firm, Ltd. our Minnesota attorneys have helped many grieving families with wrongful death claims when a child or other loved one has been killed in a car accident or died because of someone else’s negligence. Often there are immediate financial concerns that our wrongful death lawyer can assist the family with.
EXPERIENCED LAWYERS FOR DEATH OF A CHILD
If your child has been killed in an accident, please call our office and speak with a lawyer for a free consultation. We will provide information about your family’s legal rights and answer your questions regarding a potential wrongful death claim. Pam Rochlin and David Rochlin are personal injury lawyers with more than 25 years’ experience. We have successfully represented hundreds of accident victims and their families.
We have offices where you can meet an attorney regarding your wrongful death of a child claim in Minneapolis, Woodbury, Edina, and St. Louis Park. A lawyer will also meet families at their homes to discuss cases of a child killed in an accident in St. Paul, Roseville, Maplewood, Stillwater, and White Bear Lake. Also, Forest Lake, Brooklyn Center, Maple Grove, Rogers, Elk River, Chanhassen, Chaska, Apple Valley, and other cities throughout Minnesota.