Wisconsin Wrongful Death Lawyers

Suddenly losing a loved one in an accident is very distressing. When their death is the result of negligence, you may deserve compensation for your loss and to cover certain expenses. Our Wisconsin wrongful death lawyers at the law office of Terschan, Steinle & Ness have immense experience representing the families of individuals killed in a car accident fatality, construction accident, or other serious accident. Contact our Wisconsin wrongful death lawyers for a free consultation.

A wrongful death could result from a serious:

Motor vehicle accident: such as a truck accident, car accident, drunk driving accident, or motorcycle accident
Products liability accident: such as defective farm equipment, toxic chemicals in food, or other dangerous products
Medical malpractice: such as failing to determine the necessity of a Caesarian Section (C-Section), errors during surgery, failure to promptly diagnose cancer, and other acts of medical professional negligence
Premises liability accident: such as a serious fall from stairs or a security breach causing assault
Construction site accident: such as a fall from heights, scaffolding accident, electrocution, machinery accident, or other construction accidents

Because wrongful death cases have such different laws, it is important to hire an attorney that is knowledgeable and experienced handling wrongful death claims in Wisconsin. Our wrongful death attorneys are very well-informed regarding Wisconsin's wrongful death laws and have experience ranging from nearly 10 years to over 30 years assisting individuals achieve wrongful death settlements and judgments.

Non-Economic Damages

Wisconsin has put a limit on the amount of compensation an individual may receive in non-economic claims such as loss of society and loss of companionship. An individual may claim up to $350,000 of non-economic damages for the loss of an adult such as a husband or wife, and up to $500,000 of non-economic damages for the loss of a child. Our Wisconsin wrongful death lawyers can work to prove your non-economic losses as well as your economic losses.

Economic Damages

There is not a limit put on the economic damages one is able to obtain in Wisconsin. Economic damages could include loss of wages, loss of future anticipated income, medical expenses, funeral expenses, and conscious pain and suffering. If your loved one was killed in an accident in Wisconsin, our wrongful death lawyers will show the extent of your economic damages to attain a more significant settlement.

What if they were not killed immediately?

Our Wisconsin wrongful death lawyers are very familiar with the complexity of economic damages and non-economic damages. If an individual is severely injured in an accident and dies a few months later as a result of the accident, this would be considered wrongful death. The family would be able to claim economic damages for the medical bills from the injury, pain and suffering of the individual before death, wrongful death economic damages from the funeral expenses and other expenses, and non-economic damages from the loss of companionship. Our Wisconsin wrongful death lawyers can help explain what economic and non-economic damages you are entitled to.

Additionally, our Wisconsin wrongful death attorneys are skilled at handling cases where individuals are not killed immediately in accidents or car accident fatalities. If an individual survives a severe accident for a short time before dying - even if it is only a few minutes, we hire experts to analyze the medical records and situation to determine how much pain the individual was suffering prior to death. This is known as conscious pain and suffering.

We Can Help

If you have lost a loved one in a car accident fatality or other wrongful death accident, you deserve to be compensated. Contact our Wisconsin wrongful death lawyers today for compassionate and aggressive representation. We offer free consultations.