NY Wrongful Death Accident Lawyer
Our NY Wrongful Death Accident Lawyer aggressively handles wrongful death cases caused by various types of accidents throughout New York State. When a serious accident results in the death of a loved one, family members are faced with immeasurable challenges. While grieving the loss of a close relative, they must also face the financial burdens thrust upon them, such as final hospital and medical expenses, and funeral expenses. For a surviving child, or a surviving husband or wife, the loss of the deceased parent’s or spouse’s income upon which they depended for support may be financially devastating.
Wrongful death can be caused by the same types of accidents that cause serious personal injuries, such as catastrophic automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, Rollerblade accidents, pedestrian accidents, premises accidents, work related accidents, construction accidents, accidents caused by defective products, medical malpractice, or other accidental injuries caused by a defendant’s negligence.
As a New York wrongful death attorney, Michael W. Goldstein has handled accidental death cases caused by various types of catastrophic accidents. He provides compassionate, effective and aggressive legal representation for the family of the deceased victim. We are a New York City wrongful death law firm that handles fatal accident cases throughout New York State.
Comparative Negligence
New York State is a comparative negligence jurisdiction. Therefore, when an accident death in New York State is caused either partially or completely by the defendant’s negligence, even if the deceased plaintiff was partially at fault, the decedent’s family is entitled to recover monetary damages for the injuries and death sustained, however the amount recoverable will be reduced by the percentage of fault attributable to the deceased plaintiff.
NY Wrongful Death Accident Lawyer | How We Can Help
As New York fatal accident attorneys, we zealously represent all of our clients who lost a close relative as a result of an accident. We investigate the facts and circumstances of each fatal accident, and gather evidence needed to prove the cause of the accident, and identify the responsible party. We believe that our diligent and careful investigation, legal analysis and pretrial discovery enables us to establish the true cause of the accident, and prove that the responsible party is liable for the monetary damages sustained by the deceased’s family.
If your close relative has been the victim of a wrongful death caused by an accident in New York State, you can discuss your legal rights with Michael W. Goldstein, a compassionate, yet aggressive New York wrongful death lawyer.
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If you have been seriously injured due to an accident, and would like to discuss your case with a New York Accident Lawyer, call our office for a free confidential consultation, or complete our questionnaire.
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Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future case or legal matter.
The New York personal injury, accidental injury, serious accident, or other personal injury legal information contained in this website is not intended to constitute legal advice, nor to create an attorney-client relationship or lawyer-client relationship. We recommend that you discuss your accident case with a New York Personal Injury Attorney or New York Accident Lawyer promptly, since there are strict time limitations that apply to New York personal injury litigation.
This website is not intended to solicit clients for accident cases outside of New York State. However, we do represent accident victims who live outside of New York, who sustained fractures or other serious injuries in a motor vehicle collision, hit & run accident, uninsured motorist accident, under-insured motorist collision, motorcycle collision, pedestrian accident, bicycle accident, roller blade accident, in-line skating accident, premises accident, trip & fall accident, construction site accident, or on the job accident that occurred in New York State, as well as wrongful death or accidental death caused by a NY accident.
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