2. Nobody want s t o t hink about deat h. Add
t o t hat a condit ion of negligence or f oul
play, and now we' re up against somet hing
t hat we wouldn' t even wish on your worst
enemy. To have t o consider t he
ramif icat ions of a wrongf ul deat h due t o
workplace negligence or maliciousness is
one of t he worst t hings a person can go
t hrough. Wrongf ul deat h at t orneys are
t here t o help us during t his t ime.
The t ypical wrongf ul deat h suit is brought
t o t he court by close f amily members of
t he one who was lost . This can mean a
3. I n t oday' s world, wrongf ul deat h lawsuit s
can be crucial t o a f amily' s survival. I f
t he accusing part y does not have
represent at ion and t he def endant does,
t he accused can many t imes walk away
f rom a sit uat ion in which t hey were
responsible - wit hout having t o f ace t he
music. Unf ort unat ely, as good as our
j ust ice syst em is, t his is t he way t hat it
can easily go wit hout lawyers t o
represent our right s. Many of us know
4. Many people unf ort unat ely are of t he
belief t hat if a company or person is
f ound innocent of wrongdoing in a
criminal case t hat t he case is over. But
hist ory t ells us a dif f erent st ory. I n
f act , one of t he most high-prof ile cases
in legal hist ory f ound t he def endant
winning t he criminal case yet having t o
pay dearly in t he civil one.
Oklahoma Cit y wrongf ul deat h lawyer can
walk you t hrough t he def init ion of each
5. Anot her misconcept ion of a wrongf ul
deat h case is t hat t he person (or
persons) bringing t he case t o t he court
is st epping out side what is right f ully
t heirs. However, t he law says ot herwise.
The law st at es t hat t he lost one' s
survivors are ent it led t o compensat ion -
t hat t he part y in t he wrong lawf ully must
of f er reparat ions t hat are accept able t o
t he f amily who has suf f ered t he loss.
Monet ary compensat ion can be t he
6. Anot her misconcept ion of a wrongf ul
deat h case is t hat t he person (or
persons) bringing t he case t o t he court
is st epping out side what is right f ully
t heirs. However, t he law says ot herwise.
The law st at es t hat t he lost one' s
survivors are ent it led t o compensat ion -
t hat t he part y in t he wrong lawf ully must
of f er reparat ions t hat are accept able t o
t he f amily who has suf f ered t he loss.
Monet ary compensat ion can be t he
