Wrongful Death Lawsuit Loans

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Loans Overview

The death of a loved one is impossibly hard. No amount of money in a lawsuit will make up for the loss. However, when someone is taken from you unjustly, a lawsuit may be the only way to get any sort of resolution and closure. If you need help covering living expenses while your case settles, Uplift’s pre-settlement injury loans can help.

Wrongful death cases aren’t even their own specific set of cases. If anything, wrongful death is more of a specific type of personal injury. So the causes of wrongful death can be wide-ranging: a motor vehicle accident, a medical malpractice incident, an assault, the negligence of a nursing home, etc.

One thing that is consistent with all of these, and with most lawsuits in general, is that the defendant and their insurance company want to avoid paying as long as possible.

This can result in financial hardship for the plaintiff in the lawsuit, and that’s on top of having to deal with immense grief.

We can help by offering lawsuit funding to those who are struggling to stay on top of things financially whilst fighting their case. You can obtain lawsuit settlement funding fast and we make it easy!

National statistics

In 2017 the CDC reported that there were a total of 169,936 unintentional or wrongful deaths. This means that per 100,000 people, an average of 52.2 individuals died.

The slip-and-fall wrongful death rate was 36,338. This means that per 100,000 individuals, 11.2 people died.

Motor vehicle accidents accounted for 40,231 wrongful deaths in 2017. Per 100,000 people there were a total of 12.2 fatalities.

There were a total of 29.4 million unintentional injury visits to the ER during 2017. Visits to a physician’s office were even higher, reaching 39.5 million.

Leading causes

Below we have listed some of the leading causes for wrongful death by age group in 2018:

• 5 – 9 years – motor vehicle accident, a total of 341 deaths
• 10 – 14 years – motor vehicle accident, a total of 360 deaths
• 15 – 24 years – motor vehicle accident, a total of 6,308 deaths
• 25 – 34 years – unintentional poisoning (product defect) a total of 15,353 deaths
• 25 – 44 years – unintentional poisoning (produce defect) a total of 14,978 deaths
• 45 – 54 years – unintentional poisoning (drug defect) a total of 13,620 deaths
• 55 – 64 years – unintentional poisoning (drug defect) a total of 10,854 deaths
• 65+ years – slip and fall, a total of 32,522 deaths

Filing wrongful death claims

The statute of limitations for wrongful death claims differs state by state. Additionally, the procedures you have to go through in order to file are different as well. We are going to go through the statute of limitations as well as the claim process for several states.

California

In California, an individual may seek a wrongful death claim even if there is already a criminal investigation in place. The following individuals may file a wrongful death claim for the deceased:

• the surviving spouse
• the domestic partner
• the surviving children
• If the deceased individual does not have a direct line of descent then the parents and siblings will be able to file the claim

If there were individuals who were financially dependent on the deceased individual, then they may also file a claim.

• The deceased person’s putative spouse and putative children
• Stepchildren
• Parents

Damages for a California wrongful death claim include:

• Funeral expenses
• Medical and hospital bills of the deceased person
• Loss of income and any potential income they would have earned if they had continued to live

The statute of limitations for wrongful death claims in California is two years. For more information about California funding and regulations visit us here

Florida

In order to file a wrongful death claim in Florida, the person filing for the deceased must be a personal representative of the state. A personal representative is established in the will or on the estate. If there is no will or estate, then the court will appoint a representative.

While the claim is filed by the personal representative, they must list anyone who may have a stake in the estate. Below are the following people who would be considered:

• The spouse of the deceased
• Any formally recognized children
• The parents of the deceased
• Any blood relative who was dependent on the deceased for financial assistance.
• If a person is a child of two unmarried people, the child may be enlisted if the deceased is their mother. However if the deceased is the father, the father must have formally recognized the child as his through helping support the child.

Damages for a Florida wrongful death claim include:

• Funeral expenses
• Medical and hospital bills of the deceased person
• Loss of income and any potential income they would have earned if they had continued to live

The statute of limitations in Florida for a wrongful death claim is two years. If you are interested in finding out more about legal funding in Florida, visit us here

Georgia

In Georgia, a wrongful death claim can either be presented by an eligible family member or a representative of the state if there is no eligible living person.

• The spouse
• The children
• If there is no spouse or children then the surviving parent or parents of the decreased

According to Georgia law under no circumstances can the spouse of the deceased receive less than one-third of the settlement. This is true regardless of how many children the spouse and the deceased had.

Damages for a Georgia wrongful death claim include:

• Funeral expenses
• Medical and hospital bills of the deceased person
• Loss of income and any potential income they would have earned if they had continued to live
• pain and suffering endured by the deceased just before death
• Loss of affection

The statute of limitations for Georgia’s wrongful death is two years. To find out more about funding in Georgia, go here.

Why choose Uplift for a wrongful death lawsuit loan?

Some companies care more about dollar signs than helping their clients. We always feel that the client comes first. When you apply for your lawsuit cash advance, you’ll hear back from someone that same day.

We keep you informed always about your application for a lawsuit settlement loan. Our rates are among the lowest in the industry and we can get you answers as quickly as possible.

Send us any contract from another lawsuit loan company and we will beat it, guaranteed. We want you to keep the largest part of your settlement.

Give us a call at (800) 385-3660 or apply online. We will try to get your lawsuit cash advance in hand within 48 hours!

What compensation can I get for my wrongful death case?

Because of the wide variety of case types that result in wrongful death, this is a question with more than one answer. In the case of a motor vehicle accident, it’s somewhat clear-cut. Assuming the liability is perfect, plaintiffs in wrongful death auto accidents can, and often do, receive the full insurance amount. That amount may get further divided by the number of heirs that are eligible to receive funding.

In cases of medical malpractice or nursing home negligence, it’s harder to quantify. Someone dying is unfortunately not enough by itself to receive a large settlement. Your lawyer must prove that the hospital did not follow a proper standard of care, which directly led to the death. A good medical expert often helps sort this out. Also, you need to take into account what suffering there was before death.

A patient with a small chance to live that died quickly during a procedure will not likely see a big verdict. One who was going in for a relatively routine operation that had to go back for five additional surgeries to fix the problem and then passed away? That’s a much different story. Medical malpractice is tough to prove but can result in million-dollar verdicts.

There may be cases where a wrongful death occurred due to a defective product, this can be devastating and gives you grounds to file a lawsuit. The manufacturers of the product will likely have product liability insurance to offer protection and help pay for these types of cases.

With wrongful death lawsuit settlement loans, case value is extremely important to qualification amount. If you have a strong case, it’s likely we will be able to qualify you for a lawsuit cash advance settlement funding.

Lawsuit Funding for Wrongful Death Lawsuits

Pre-settlement funding (also called cash advances and settlement loans) is simple to obtain. After taking some basic information from you, we will obtain documentation from your attorney and speak to them if we think it necessary. Obviously, that means you must have an attorney handling your file. If your case is eligible, we will present an offer to you for a lawsuit cash advance settlement funding. After you and your attorney sign the lawsuit settlement loan documents, we can have money for you the very same day.