Helping Spouses and Children Carry on After Losing a Loved One

Ken Peterson at Northern Utah Law understands both the legal and emotional issues that make wrongful death cases different from other types of personal injury. He can work closely with your family to give you peace and security during this difficult time and gather the evidence necessary to vindicate your loss to the fullest extent available under the law.

Why Wrongful Death Cases are Different

A wrongful death occurs when a person is killed as a result of another’s carelessness, negligence, or malicious action. This can arise through a car accident, medical malpractice, defective product, or deliberate or criminal conduct. While many of the damages available in wrongful death lawsuits are similar to those allowed in serious and catastrophic injury cases, there are also some types of compensation available to surviving family members:

Loss of financial support, care, protection, and companionship from the deceased
Medical expenses prior to death
Loss of the victim’s expected future earnings
Funeral expenses
Loss of benefits, such as pensions and medical coverage
Pain and suffering of the victim prior to death
Emotional distress of the survivors
Loss of inheritance
Punitive damages in limited and extreme cases

Preserve Your Rights After a Tragedy

Do not wait! If you have lost someone you love, speak with an experienced attorney as soon as possible to begin building a case. Waiting to begin can make it more difficult to locate witnesses and evidence as well as run the risk of going past the legal deadline for filing a lawsuit.

Wrongful Death Lawyer Serving Cache County and Throughout Northern Utah

Turn to Ken Peterson at Northern Utah Law for representation that can help you create the accountability you need for the loss of your loved one. To schedule a free initial consultation contact Ken online.

All personal injury cases are on a contingent fee basis. No attorney fees will be collected unless compensation is secured for you.