A fatal car accident can upend the surviving loved ones’ world and lead to staggering out-of-pocket expenses. If your loved one passed away in a car accident, the Law Offices of Adam M. Smallow can assist you.
One of our Delaware fatal car accident lawyers can collect evidence against the liable party and pursue them for your financial and non-financial losses. In the meantime, you can spend time with your family and grieve your late loved one in peace.
Ways Our Delaware Attorneys Can Support You During Your Fatal Car Accident Case
At the Law Offices of Adam M. Smallow, we avail ourselves to you 24/7. On top of email and phone communication, we provide you with a unique text number so you can contact us at any time.
We want you to feel as comfortable and taken care of as you can after an accident, especially since you’ve suffered such a devastating loss. Allow us to handle all the legal aspects of your case while you mourn your loved one. Our services include the following:
- Gathering evidence from the crash scene
- Ordering a copy of the incident report
- Establishing who caused the accident
- Dealing with communication with others involved
- Quantifying your damages
- Complying with certain deadlines
- Negotiating a settlement that accounts for all your damages
- Litigating your case in a trial if necessary
Expect our attorneys to keep you up to date about the status of your case, too. That way, you never have to worry about being left in the dark.
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How We Collect Payment When Taking on Fatal Car Accident Cases in Delaware
With all the expenses piling up, you may feel uneasy about hiring legal representation for your case. However, at the Law Offices of Adam M. Smallow, the cost of hiring a lawyer is the last thing you have to worry about. Our team finances your entire case without asking for a dime upfront, hourly, or out of pocket.
If we settle or win your case, we take a portion of your final compensation as our payment. You won’t have anything to lose when you sign on with us. We also offer free initial consultations, during which you can ask a member of our team any questions you have.
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Common Damages in Delaware Fatal Car Accident Cases
No two cases are the same, so there’s no way to tell how much compensation you can seek without conducting a full review of your case. However, damages tend to overlap among cases, and claimants can usually go after compensation for the following:
- End-of-life medical expenses
- Burial and funeral costs
- The decedent’s pain and suffering
- Loss of consortium or companionship
- Loss of financial support and income
- Loss of household services
You may be able to receive other damages we haven’t listed here. One of our attorneys can review your case and determine if you qualify for others.
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How Long You Have to File a Wrongful Death Case After a Fatal Car Crash
Delaware sets a time limit on how long you have to file a wrongful death case after losing a loved one due to a fatal car accident. According to Del. Code tit. 10, § 8107, you generally have two years to bring a wrongful death case against the other party. Certain circumstances could shorten or lengthen the timeline, but it’s best to get started right away.
If you delay filing, you may put your right to collect compensation at risk. In that case, the liable party may no longer hold financial responsibility for your losses, so it would be on you to pay off all the wrongful death-related expenses.
However, if you get one of our wrongful death attorneys involved in your case soon, we can help you avoid this outcome and meet the correct filing deadline.
Who Qualifies to File a Wrongful Death Case in Delaware?
Per Del. Code tit. 10, § 3724, the following parties are usually eligible to file a wrongful death case:
- The decedent’s surviving spouse
- The decedent’s surviving children
- The decedent’s surviving parents
- The decedent’s surviving siblings
Our fatal car accident lawyer can determine if you can take wrongful death action, even if you don’t show up on this list.
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Common Causes of Fatal Car Accidents in Delaware
When we take your case, we can look for evidence that helps us uncover what caused the deadly crash. Common forms of evidence include:
- The accident report
- Photos of the crash
- Statements from eyewitnesses
- Your loved one’s medical records
- Traffic camera footage
- Traffic citations
From here, we can establish if one or more of the following led to your loved one’s demise:
- Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- Driving while fatigued
- Driving distracted
- Failure to yield
- Running a red light
- Speeding or other forms of aggressive driving
- Weaving in and out of traffic
- Improper merging or changing lanes
You may notice that these are all negligent driving behaviors. However, drivers aren’t always the ones responsible for deadly collisions. For example, the city government might be liable if they didn’t clean up road debris, and your loved one hit it and lost control of the car. Alternatively, the other driver might have had malfunctioning brakes and couldn’t stop, which led them to hit your loved one head-on, causing fatal injuries.
Get Help from Our Delaware Fatal Car Accident Attorneys Today
If you lost a loved one to a fatal car accident in Delaware, the Law Offices of Adam M. Smallow offers our condolences. We encourage you to take this time to remember your loved one and focus on coping with this loss. However, nothing excuses the liable party from their actions. Our Delaware fatal car accident lawyers can hold them accountable for your losses on your behalf.
Get in touch with our firm today. We give free consultations to all potential clients and take their cases on a no-win, no-fee basis.
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