FAMILY’S RIGHTS AFTER SOMEONE KILLED BY DRUNK DRIVER – CAR ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS
Drunk Drivers in Minnesota are a menace and cause terrible, unthinkable harm. Our best car accident lawyers represent families after a loved one was killed by a drunk driver.
If someone in your family is killed by a drunk driver, you are faced with a range of emotions – heartrending grief, shock, disbelief, numbness, or anger. Worse still, you may be facing serious financial fears that often come with the death of a family member. This is worse if it is a parent who is killed: “How are we going to pay for the funeral?” “How will we survive without her income?” “How can I raise my kids without him?”
When a family member – whether a husband, wife, child, or parent – is killed in a car accident because of a drunk driver, you are entitled to compensation for wrongful death. Our attorneys represent families of people killed in a car accident in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and throughout the state.
COMPENSATION FOR WRONGFUL DEATH IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH DRUNK DRIVER – MN LAWYER
If the family member was killed in a MN car accident because the other driver was driving drunk, the surviving family has legal rights. The family is entitled to compensation through a wrongful death claim. Minnesota law allows compensation for the loss of companionship, comfort and guidance of the family member who was killed. This is in addition to the loss of income caused by the death of a husband or wife. Also, the loss of “services, protection, care and assistance” to the family. Of course, there must also be reimbursement of final medical expenses and the cost of the funeral.
This compensation is available if your spouse was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver. Compensation is likewise available if your parent or child is killed. There can even be wrongful death compensation for adult children if your mother or father is killed in a car accident. Likewise, if your sister or brother is killed in a car accident. Our top MN auto accident lawyers will explain these wrongful death claims during your initial call to our office. We have often sued the drunk driver that killed or seriously injured someone.
Our auto accident wrongful death attorneys handle cases for the family where someone has died in a motorcycle accident, car accident or because of a semi truck. We understand the enormous, tragic, loss to the family from a fatal car accident. We take these cases to heart and work hard to obtain fair compensation for the family members who are suffering. Our lawyers make sure the family’s rights are protected, particularly when someone is killed by a drunk driver.
MINNESOTA NO FAULT LAW WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT
Medical expenses and funeral expenses may also be paid through the family’s own No-Fault insurance.
When a person is killed in a car accident in MN, the family will get some benefits from their No Fault insurance coverage. This includes funeral expenses and some medical expenses. There is also economic loss benefits compensation and replacement services loss occurring within one year after the car crash. This is usually paid by the decedent’s own automobile insurance company. In other words, it is different than a wrongful death claim. However, No-Fault income benefits are limited. For example, lost wages are limited to $500.00 per week. Additional losses are obtained from the insurance of the drunk driver, or your own underinsured coverage.
Services rendered for the household or childcare are losses compensable to the family under MN’s No-Fault laws when someone is killed in a car accident. These are limited to $200.00 per week. The intention is to partially reimburse the family for having to obtain help for those missing household services. Again, this is compensation separate from a wrongful death claim. Additional compensation can be obtained from other insurance. Our auto accident lawyers can help you with this and explain your rights.
FUNERAL EXPENSES AFTER CAR ACCIDENT
If a family member is killed in a car accident by a drunk driver or any other situation, Minnesota’s No-Fault laws also provides for $5,000.00 in funeral expenses. This coverage applies even if the person killed in the car accident is your son or daughter. A lawyer from our office will help you through this process and make sure you and your family get all the compensation you are entitled to.
When you call our office, a top Minnesota car accident lawyer will help you through the No-Fault system after a family member died in a car or truck accident. Our attorneys are always willing to patiently explain your rights to you as you go through this terrible time.
SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVORS BENEFITS FOR FAMILY AFTER SOMEONE DIES IN A CAR ACCIDENT – MN LAWYER
If the family member who dies has worked at least one and one-half years in the three years before her death, certain remaining family members will be entitled to social security survivor’s benefits. For more information on who is eligible for benefits and what amounts can be obtained, see http://www.ssa.gov/survivorplan/ifyou.htm. You and your family are still entitled to Social Security Benefits even if our lawyer successfully pursues a wrongful death claim against the party that caused the death.
If you have lost a family member in a car, motorcycle, or truck accident in MN because of a drunk driver, please call us. A top MN lawyer will more fully explain your rights to you. At a minimum you will have the right to Minnesota No-Fault benefits. However, you may also be entitled to wrongful death compensation from the insurance company of the car or truck that caused the crash. The police investigation and prosecution of the drunk driver is a long frustrating process, and we will stay with you the entire time.
LAWYERS TO SUE DRUNK DRIVER FOR CA ACCIDENT
Pam Rochlin and David Rochlin are Minnesota personal injury attorneys with more than 25 years’ experience. We have successfully handled hundreds of wrongful death and car accident cases against the person driving drunk and others. Pam is a former partner at Meshbesher & Spence, and offers small firm attention to her clients. A car accident lawyer can meet with you to discuss to discuss your killed by drunk driver case at our offices in Edina, Woodbury and Minneapolis.
Our lawyers also meet family members at their homes to discuss wrongful death cases in St. Paul, Rogers MN, Elk River, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Park MN, Chanhassen, Chaska, Anoka, and other cities throughout Minnesota. We will always provide you with a free initial consultation. Further, we never charge anything unless we are successful in getting compensation for you and your family.