The death of a loved one is always traumatic for those left behind, but when it was a preventable death caused by someone else’s careless or reckless actions it’s even more devastating. Sometimes an unexpected sudden death causes families financial hardship in addition to their pain and anguish.
The Lafayette wrongful death lawyers at Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C. understand the grief family members feel and the added distress of knowing that their loved one would still be with them if only someone else had taken reasonable care. Call the wrongful death attorneys in Lafayette who can bring your family a sense of justice and the compensation you need to move forward.
Our firm has a forty-year-long tradition of advocating for injury victims in Colorado and nearly 100 years of combined knowledge. Founding attorney, Gene Ciancio, is listed as a Colorado Super Lawyer and is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, the highest Martindale-Hubbel rating. We offer the following advantages to our clients:
Our recent results include an $830,000 win in a wrongful death claim. We never charge upfront fees for injury victims or their families. Instead, we offer free consultations and don’t charge clients until after we obtain their compensation through a settlement or court award. So, if we don’t win, you don’t pay.
According to Colorado CRS § 13-21-201(1), a wrongful death occurs:
“When any person dies from any injury resulting from or occasioned by negligence, unskillfulness, or criminal intent.” A family member may file for wrongful death under circumstances in which the deceased individual could have filed a personal injury claim had they survived the injury. Common causes of wrongful death cases in Colorado include the following:
When a person, business, or other entity fails to take reasonable action to prevent causing injury or death to someone else, or they act in a reckless or wrongful manner, and the result is someone else’s death, Colorado civil law holds them legally accountable. Typically, compensation in Colorado wrongful death cases comes from an appropriate insurance policy, like auto insurance after a car accident or malpractice insurance after a medical malpractice case.
Like other states, Colorado places limits on who can file a wrongful death claim. According to our Lafayette personal injury attorneys, in a wrongful death case, only a spouse may file for wrongful death during the first year after the death. During the second year, a spouse or adult child may file a claim. Or, if a decedent leaves no wife or children a parent may file a wrongful death claim during the second year after the death.
A successful wrongful death claim recovers compensation for damages such as medical and funeral costs, income loss for the number of working years the deceased family member would have continued to earn, compensation for the loss of family services, companionship, and consortium, and compensation for grief and anguish.
No one should have to work their way through the legal challenge of a wrongful death claim while they are grieving and guiding their family through a terrible loss. Instead, seek representation through the experienced wrongful death lawyers at Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C. today so you can focus on your family and saying goodbye to your loved one while we focus on your family’s financial recovery.
