Utah Wrongful Death Attorneys
No matter how horrendous the accident or how obvious the liability, extracting full compensation from insurance companies for a fatal accident takes skill, research and often expert testimony.
The veteran trial lawyers of Eisenberg, Gilchrist & Cutt have the experience, a network of professionals and the financial resources to obtain justice for a wrongful death. We go a step beyond to maximize damages in the one and only chance to provide economic security for surviving dependents, and compensate them for the tragic loss of a loved one.
We have recovered multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in fatal accidents and medical negligence deaths across Utah. Call 866.679.8490 or e-mail us to arrange for a free consultation to discuss your rights and remedies.
Compensatory Damages in a Wrongful Death Lawsuit
In a wrongful death action, we work to identify all liable parties and assemble a strong case for all available damages:
Economic damages include funeral and burial expenses, medical bills incurred prior to death, and income the deceased would have contributed to the household, including wages, fringe benefits and Social Security benefits at retirement. There is no cap on economic damages.
Non-economic damages are less tangible but often the greater portion of compensation: loss of society, companionship, consortium, services and support. We drive home the value of the person's contributions to the family, such as parenting and household chores, and all the ways the loss of that person's love and presence leave a hole in the survivors' lives.
Unfortunately, the life of a child or elderly family member is devalued by this system, because economic damages are so minimal. We focus extra effort into maximizing the non-economic damages, especially for the premature death of a son or daughter.
A survival action is a conversion of what would have been a personal injury lawsuit had the deceased survived the injuries. It allows for damages for the person's conscious pain and suffering prior to death.
Punitive damages are meant to punish a corporate entity (e.g., a manufacturer, a trucking company) that bears responsibility for a fatality. These are not often awarded because of the very high standard of recklessness or willful disregard of safety.
Eisenberg, Gilchrist & Cutt has obtained a wrongful death verdict for non-economic damages in excess of the supposed cap in medical malpractice cases. That award was upheld on appeal. It is just one example in a lengthy record of formidable advocacy and substantial recoveries on behalf of our clients.
Located in Salt Lake City, we take cases statewide in Utah. Contact us soon, as a statute of limitations may apply and wrongful death lawsuits require substantial preparation.
