A news article reported on by the Anchorage Daily News stated that a woman driving an SUV and a Fairbanks couple on a motorcycle were involved in a motor vehicle collision on the Parks Highway. The incident was not limited to the SUV and the one motorcycle. It is reported that a second motorcycle was also involved in the incident as well as a GMC pickup. The collision resulted in the death of a 5-year-old, as well as 3 adults. One of the possible forms of recompense that family members can receive as a result of this type of accident is to pursue a wrongful death case.

A wrongful death case or lawsuit is one in which family members who have lost a loved one seek compensation to ease the financial burden, when another person or entity is legally responsible for causing the deceased person’s death. A Crowson Law Group attorney stated that “a wrongful death case is a civil action that is brought by the survivors or the estate of a person who died as a result of the negligence or intentional actions of another. Generally, a family member or the personal representative of the deceased estate will be able to file the wrongful death lawsuit. Wrongful death damages can be awarded to spouses, children and parents depending on the circumstances of the deceased’s death. The basic idea behind filing a wrongful death case is that the death of a loved one takes an enormous emotional toll on family members and can also cause extreme financial hardships. As a result, each state provides the means to ease the financial burden when a person or entity is legally responsible for causing that person’s death.”

It should be noted that the financial compensation awarded in a wrongful death case falls into two categories that provide recovery of damages. The first category allows for the recovery of damages experienced by the deceased from the moment of the negligent act causing the death until the time after individual’s death. Therefore, this category seeks to recover damages from the occurrence of the crash until their eventual death stemming from the accident injuries. Such damages would include medical expenses, the deceased person’s mental and physical pain and suffering, any lost wages as well as funeral and burial expenses. The second category covered by a wrongful death claim covers the losses experienced by the next of kin after the deceased’s death. The general idea of this category is in order to compensate the family survivors for their financial losses. Generally, the laws surrounding this form of compensation intends on replacing the value of money the deceased would have earned were it not for their untimely death. Such compensation includes lost wages that the person would have earned until their anticipated retirement. It also includes ‘loss of consortium’ where a spouse or immediate family member is deprived of their dead loved one’s love and companionship. 

Bringing a wrongful death suit can be brought against a wide number of people, companies government agencies and employees. As a result, it is necessary to be legally represented by a top attorney in Anchorage who has experience handling wrongful death lawsuits.

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