Gainesville Wrongful Death Lawyer
If your family has lost a loved one due to someone else’s negligent, careless, or reckless conduct, you may be able to take legal action to seek justice and compensation. Contact Farah & Farah’s Gainesville wrongful death lawyers today to learn more about your legal rights and options.
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Who Can File a Wrongful Death Claim in Gainesville?
Identifying Liable Parties in a Wrongful Death Case
Compensation in Wrongful Death Lawsuits
What Evidence Do I Need To Prove a Wrongful Death Case?
How Much Does a Gainesville Wrongful Death Lawyer Cost?
Wrongful Death Cases We Handle
In Gainesville and across Florida, the law allows grieving families to seek compensation and justice for the wrongful death of a loved one. A wrongful death occurs when someone’s negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongdoing causes another person’s death, and wrongful death lawsuits allow the surviving family members to hold the negligent parties accountable. These suits can also provide financial relief to families struggling with losses and damages after their loved one’s death.
At Farah & Farah, our Gainesville attorneys understand the immense pain a loved one’s tragic death can cause, and we will help your family pursue justice and compensation from the liable parties.
Let Team Farah Go to Work for You
When you choose Farah & Farah for your wrongful death case, you don’t just work with one attorney—our team collaborates on every case to get clients the best results possible. We leverage all our team members’ expertise, experience, and backgrounds to ensure we meet our clients’ needs. At Farah & Farah, we believe that caring, understanding, and hard work as a team are how you win.
At our Gainesville office, Farah & Farah’s chief attorney is Ryan O’Connor, an established personal injury attorney with a background spanning many areas of the law. Ryan has a proven track record of successfully securing wins for his clients, allowing them to rest easy and focus on recovery. Experience makes all the difference—let us put ours to work for you.
Our Clients’ Success Stories
At Farah & Farah, our Gainesville attorneys have a proven track record of success with multiple types of cases, including wrongful deaths. Don’t just take it from us. Hear from some satisfied clients below:
Your Family Deserves Justice
After experiencing a loved one’s unexpected, tragic death, your family may be overwhelmed with feelings of sadness, trauma, and anger. During one of the most difficult times in your lives, you can trust Farah & Farah to support you both legally and emotionally. We treat every client with honesty, dignity, and respect, and help those who need it most.
Your family deserves justice for your loss, and you don’t have to face the battle alone. Farah & Farah will stand with you.
Who Can File a Wrongful Death Claim in Gainesville?
- The surviving spouse
- The person selected by the majority of the heirs
- The closest relative if there is no surviving spouse
- The guardian of a minor or incompetent person who would otherwise qualify if of age and competent
“Wrongful death is a situation where somebody is killed as a result of somebody else's negligence. In those situations, the survivors of the person who was killed have a claim against the person who was negligent for the damages associated with that death.”
Identifying Liable Parties in a Wrongful Death Case
Wrongful death cases often have more than one at-fault party, especially in cases involving workplace accidents, medical malpractice, and birth injuries. It’s crucial to include all potentially responsible parties when pursuing a wrongful death case to hold them accountable and maximize your compensation for your loved one’s death. At Farah & Farah, we have a reputation for successfully standing up to large corporations and insurance companies to recover compensation for our clients.
Compensation in Wrongful Death Lawsuits
Wrongful death lawsuits aim to compensate the surviving family of the decedent for expenses and losses they incurred because of the death. These damages may include compensation for emotional distress, pain and suffering, loss of companionship, lost wages, and funeral and burial expenses. The court also may order punitive damages if the defendant’s conduct was egregiously negligent or reckless.
Farah & Farah has recovered over $2 billion in settlements and verdicts for our clients, including several multi-million dollar wrongful death recoveries. Some of our most successful wrongful death case results include the following:
What Evidence Do I Need to Prove a Wrongful Death Case?
To be successful in a Florida wrongful death lawsuit, you must prove that the liable party or parties acted negligently and that their negligence caused your loved one’s death. Proving negligence requires establishing the following four elements:
- Duty: The liable party had a duty of care to your loved one
- Breach: They breached that duty by failing to act as a reasonable person would under the circumstances
- Causation: The breach caused your loved one’s accident and death.
- Damages: The accident caused compensable financial, physical, or emotional damages.
Various types of evidence, such as medical records and police reports, may be useful in proving the liable party’s negligence in a wrongful death case. At Farah & Farah, we can also consult experts, who can analyze how your loved one’s death occurred and how it could have been prevented. Our team of attorneys has the skills and experience to access hard-to-find evidence that may be the key to winning your case.
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How Farah & Farah Can Help
Farah & Farah’s experienced Gainesville wrongful death lawyers can provide legal expertise and assist with investigating, identifying liable parties, filing documents, negotiating a settlement, and litigating your case in court to get you the full, fair compensation you deserve. Our team works together on every case, sharing resources and combining our strengths to create the best strategy possible.
How Much Does a Gainesville Wrongful Death Lawyer Cost?
At Farah & Farah, you won’t pay anything for your Gainesville wrongful death lawyer’s services unless they win your case. We operate on a contingency fee basis, so you pay us nothing unless we win.
Wrongful Death Cases We Handle
Wrongful deaths result from countless types of accidents, but the common thread among them is that another party’s conduct caused the death. Wrongful death cases that Farah & Farah handles include the following:
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Construction accidents
- Workplace accidents
- Slip and fall accidents
- Medical malpractice
- Birth injuries
- Defective products
Statutes of Limitations for Wrongful Death Cases in Florida
Under Florida law, wrongful death lawsuits must be commenced within two years of the death. If you miss the deadline, you will likely lose your right to recover compensation for your loved one’s death. It’s also important to explore your legal options and file suit sooner rather than later to preserve as much evidence as possible.
At Farah & Farah, our Gainesville wrongful death lawyers can answer any questions about time limits and ensure you file your case on time.
Get Legal Support for Your Wrongful Death Case Today
Losing a loved one because of someone else’s negligence or recklessness is devastating, and your family deserves justice for that loss. Working with a Gainesville wrongful death lawyer from Farah & Farah can ease the mental and financial burden of an unexpected death, allowing you and your family to focus on healing while we fight for the compensation you deserve.
Call (352)-505-8093 or complete our online contact form to schedule a free consultation today.
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