Wrongful Death

An insurance company may contact surviving family members soon after a fatal accident and request a statement, documents, medical authorization, or information about what happened. You can ask who the ...

Yes. A fatal commercial vehicle crash, for example, could potentially involve a driver, employer, trucking company, maintenance provider, cargo company, vehicle owner, or product manufacturer. An unsafe-property case could involve ...

Not necessarily. Many civil cases are resolved through negotiated settlements, but a claim should not be prepared on the assumption that an insurance company will voluntarily make an appropriate offer. ...

Perez Law Group offers free consultations and handles accepted wrongful death cases on a contingency-fee basis. That means there are no attorney fees unless the firm recovers compensation for you. ...

There is no reliable average settlement that determines what an individual family's case is worth. The value can depend on factors such as the deceased person's age and circumstances, income ...

Potentially, yes. A wrongful death lawsuit is a civil case and is separate from a criminal prosecution. Police or prosecutors may decide not to bring criminal charges, but that decision ...

A sibling is not independently listed as a wrongful death beneficiary under Arizona Revised Statutes § 12-612 simply because he or she is the deceased person's brother or sister. Arizona ...

Many Arizona wrongful death lawsuits are subject to a two-year limitation period measured from the person's death under A.R.S. § 12-542. However, you should not rely on the two-year period ...