Wrongful death lawsuits are filed in Washington in order to compensate those people were close to the deceased in a financial and emotional sense. However, not just anybody can file a wrongful death claim if someone they loved was killed. What is considered a wrongful...
Wrongful Death
Can you ask for punitive damages in a wrongful death claim?
The civil courts provide people with justice when the criminal courts are not the appropriate venue for their situation. Those hurt by the actions, crimes or negligence of someone else can potentially ask the Washington civil courts to consider their circumstances and...
A wrongful death case considers present, future circumstances
A wrongful death action can be taken in Washington when someone dies following the negligence of another person. It doesn’t require the defendant's criminal conviction for a wrongful death lawsuit to be filed (or to be successful) in the case. If your loved one has...
Family of Seattle construction worker files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a man who died in a Seattle construction accident in 2018 has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against 3M. The man died after falling 35 feet while working on the East Link Extension light rail project. He fell to the ground after losing his balance...