When a loved one dies, the responsibilities are overwhelming — from making burial arrangements, contacting family, maybe even worrying about how you’ll pay medical or other bills associated with their care. If their death was sudden or from a prolonged injury or illness due to the carelessness or fault of someone else, surviving family may seek damages or compensation through a wrongful death lawsuit.
Rawls, Scheer, Clary & Mingo have decades of experience helping families seek closure, recover lost wages, medical bills, funeral expenses, and other bills, through wrongful death lawsuits. If others should be held accountable for your loved ones death, call or email Rawls, Scheer, Clary & Mingo for a free consultation.
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In North Carolina, surviving family may be entitled to collect compensation, or money rewarded by the courts, to cover lost wages, medical bills, and other expenses, including:
In a word, immediately. The time limit, or statute of limitations, is two years on wrongful death claims in North Carolina. That clock begins ticking at the time of the victim’s death. It’s best to begin building your case immediately by securing all of the necessary documentation. That process begins by consulting with an experienced wrongful death lawyer at Rawls, Scheer, Clary & Mingo to take the proper steps to ensure surviving family is fully compensated.
A wrongful death lawsuit can claim any number of persons, employees, businesses, companies, or even governments are at fault. For instance, if a person is killed when an overloaded forklift spills a pallet of cinder blocks onto him, there may be several potential defendants, including:
If the responsible party was engaged in work or in an official capacity at the time of a wrongful death, an investigation can reveal gaps in training or supervision, safety, or other practices that may have led to the death.
A wrongful death attorney at Rawls, Scheer, Clary & Mingo can help surviving family determine who may be at fault for a loved one’s death, hold them accountable, and ensure the family is fully compensated for their loss. In the hands of an experienced attorney, a wrongful death case can also create change for the better; changing the way a company does business, educates employees, or protects the public. That goes beyond one person or one incident; it’s about making our community safer for everyone.
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