Orlando Wrongful Death Lawsuits

Helping Family Members Recover for Death Caused by Another

A wrongful death is an unnecessary death that usually is the result of the negligence of another person or a company. There are many causes of a wrongful death:

• Drunken or reckless driving
• Unsafe or defective products
• A criminal act
• Medical negligence
• Other catastrophic events

Florida law allows a decedents survivors to bring a wrongful death action and recover damages. Speak to our Orlando wrongful death attorneys to learn more about wrongful death actions in Florida

Wrongful Death in Orlando

A wrongful death action in Florida is brought by the decedents personal representative, who recovers for the benefit of the decedents survivors and estate. All of the potential beneficiaries of wrongful death recovery must be name in the complaint.

Florida law explains the damages that can be sought in a wrongful death action:

• Each survivor may recover the value of lost support and services from the date of the decedents injury to his or her death and future loss of support and serves from the date of death, reduced to present value
• A surviving spouse may recover for loss of the decedents companionship and protection as well as mental pain and suffering
• The decedents minor children and all of his or her children, if there is no surviving spouse, may recover for lost parental companionship, instruction, and guidance and for mental pain and suffering.
• Each parent of a deceased minor child may recover for mental pain and suffering, and each parent of an adult child may recover for mental pain and suffering if there are no other survivors
• Medical or funeral expenses in connection with the decedent’s injury or death may be recovered by the survivor who paid for them
• The personal representative also may recover certain damages on behalf of the decedent’s estate

If you have lost a loved one in an accident caused by someone else, speak with us to discuss a wrongful death action.

Call 1 800 360-7015 for our Orlando wrongful death attorneys.