Losing a loved one in any circumstance is a painful and difficult experience, and when it happens in an accident caused by someone else, it can add a layer of anger, frustration, and helplessness to the grieving process. Families who suffer through the grieving process also have to learn to live without an income source or a care-giver. You don’t have to go through that alone. Our team is hear to help you find your new normal and get back on your feet.
Wrongful Death Lawyers
Danger Ahead
Assigning Accountability
Losing someone, no matter the cause, is unbearable. In our grief, our understandable instinct is to place blame on someone. But not all accidents and medical errors constitute “wrongful deaths.”
Having a knowledgeable wrongful death lawyer on your side will help you identify the true cause and course of action to take in the aftermath of your loss. To prove fault, we look for:
- Explicit or implied “duty of care”
- Evidence that laws were broken at the time
- Poor hiring, training or supervisory practices
- Signs the accused person knew or should’ve known about a hazardous condition
- Documents that reveal carelessness, negligence, or purposeful wrongdoing
In many cases, blame can’t be placed on a single person. Virginia allows multiple parties to be held liable in a wrongful death lawsuit.
How Do You Put A Price On A Life?
Estimating Your Losses
While hospital, funeral, and burial bills are easily calculated, our lawyers are skilled in estimating other losses you might endure. When pursuing compensation for lost income, a skilled wrongful death attorney in Virginia will bring in forensic experts to determine how much income your loved one would have continued earning for your family.
We’ll use this number to total up the amount you and your family need to survive moving forward. You can focus on healing from your trauma without the weight of financial costs worrying you.
Our team will also work with mental health experts who understand and attest to yours and your family’s anguish and trauma. While there is no price for your pain, these damages are our way of ensuring your family’s future is taken care of as you rebuild after your loss.
No Wrongful Death Case is Common
The worst grievance is knowing a death could’ve been prevented, for instance, if safety measures were not in place and someone suffers a fatal fall in a warehouse or is exposed to harmful chemicals in their workplace. When safety is jeopardized, nothing can undo the harm it causes.
Accidents are often just that, but when you lose a loved one due to someone else’s recklessness behind the wheel, it is a truly senseless situation. Pedestrians and motorcycles have little protection against the speed and weight of a vehicle.
18-wheelers are some of the most powerful vehicles on the road. When an accident involves a tractor trailer, the consequences can be deadly. At Rutter Mills, we’ve seen what happens when trucking companies bend rules or forge logs. These cases require experienced lawyers, who know what to look for and have the resources to investigate properly.
Despite safety regulations and standards, maritime work is some of the most dangerous around, responsible for thousands of catastrophic injuries and deaths each year. Harbor workers, longshoreman, deckhands, oil rig workers, fishermen, and boat operators put their lives on the line every day, and sometimes fatal accidents happen.
HELP DURING HARD TIMES
The loss of a loved one is one of life’s deepest pains. Worse yet is feeling you could have prevented what happened. If someone close to you has passed away due to the careless actions of another, a wrongful death attorney in Virginia can pursue a claim for you to avenge your loved one and protect your financial future.
Thorough investigation and an unwavering pursuit of justice are our means to uncover truths as we hold negligent and reckless wrongdoers accountable. Not only does Rutter Mills have the experience and resources necessary to win your case – we have a team of compassionate, justice-driven attorneys ready to defend those who’ve been unfairly affected by harm.
Workers Compensation
If you’ve been injured on the job, workers’ compensation insurance may entitle you to critical assistance like medical treatment, lost wages, and more. But insurance companies will put up an aggressive fight to resist paying you the compensation you need and deserve. Rutter Mills can help get you the money you deserve.
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