A law firm that is dedicated to the prospect of protecting the interests of injury victims will often handle routine cases such as a standard car accident; however, this would not provide a law firm with the requisite experience in order to properly litigate wrongful death.

So What Does Wrongful Death Entail in Michigan?

Historically in the state of Michigan, specifically in the area surrounding Detroit, spouses, children, and parents of a person killed by a wrongful death accident can only sue to receive damages in cases where they have incurred a suffering due to the passing of the family member. For example, if your son died but he was grown with a family, and you did not stand to lose financially from his death, then there would be no claim. 

Wrongful death lawsuit claims provide family members with the ability to obtain relief as a result of the deceased loved one's estate in order to recover damages following the death due to negligence of another. 

What are the laws which establish wrongful death rights in Michigan?

Michigan Civil Practice Title 4, Ch 71 provides the basis under which a law firm and the plaintiff which they represent may sue for a compensation claim from wrongful death to compensate survivors for losses through a lawsuit in Michigan.

Detroit Wrongful Death Lawsuit

For someone to prevail and receive money in a wrongful death case, they may need to show damages in order to recover actual damages which are incurred as costs and future costs as well as to receive what are known as exemplary damages. One of main reasons to hire a Michigan injury attorney is that if you do not, you could very easily pass up the kind of results that would be obtained by a trained and experienced legal professional.

Actual compensation for actual damages would include such issues as:

• Financial loss, including losses from the earning capacity of the deceased person’s job as well as value from maintenance, care, services, advice, and support which she/he otherwise would have been able to provide members of their family had they survived.
• Mental suffering and anguish, referring to mental and emotional pain, suffering and torment from the wrongful passing of the loved one.
• Loss of financial inheritance, which refers to the presumed accumulation of inheritance which otherwise would have been expected to be left to the children over a typical expected person's lifetime.

How to prove wrongful death 

1. You must prove statutory beneficiary position of any person that has been killed. A statutory beneficiary of the loved one who passed include children, spouse, and parents.
2. You must prove the wrongful act of the defendant led to and directly caused the wrongful death of the family member.