Elderly Person Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Unfortunately, elderly people and their families are frequently affected by wrongful death by caregivers or medical professional errors. It’s never easy to deal with the loss of a loved one. When negligence or medical malpractice is involved, it is more challenging. These are awful situations. You not only lose your loved one, but you can also experience financial hardship. Older wrongful death attorneys at Kaass Law are committed to pursuing justice in elder abuse, neglect, and wrongful death situations.

When Can You Have a Wrongful Death Case of an Elderly Person?

You’ll have a wrongful death case in case an elderly person passes on due to the carelessness or wrongdoing of another party. Wrongful death of an elderly person can happen when a caregiver ignores an older adult in a nursing home, community facility, or at home. These circumstances may include therapeutic negligence, abuse, or neglect:

Elder Abuse

Any form of abuse can also have a negative passionate effect. Casualties of abuse may involve discouragement or loss of their want to live, which can result in self-destructive conduct.

Elder neglect

Elder neglect is the failure of a caregiver or an institution to meet the needs of an older adult. In these cases, victims may suffer harm or pass away from:

• Hunger
• Dehydration
• Missed medicine doses
• Falls
• Infected bedsores
• Solitary wandering
• Lack of medical care

Medical Malpractice

Medication errors can be lethal. Basically, practitioners can hurt patients through pharmaceutical errors in several ways, including poor handwriting on a prescription, misdiagnosis, and providing medications with interactions. So, misreading a label, administering the incorrect dose, skipping doses, or issuing unapproved drugs are all common caregiver errors that can have fatal results.

Who May Bring a Wrongful Death Lawsuit of an Elderly Person?

The decedent’s heirs may be eligible to file a lawsuit for economic and non-economic damages. Your relationship with the deceased will likely significantly impact your ability to file a case. According to California Code of Civil Procedure 377.60, the following surviving parties may file a wrongful death claim:

• A domestic partner or spouse
• Children
• Dependent putative spouse, children, stepchildren, or parents
• A dependent child who had lived with the decedent for the preceding 180 days

Thus, the best way to determine if you can file a lawsuit in a wrongful death case is to consult Kaass Law attorneys.

Damages in Lawsuits for Wrongful Death of an Elderly Person

Even while money cannot bring the deceased back, suing for wrongful death may provide you and your loved ones with some measure of justice for the harm committed and, maybe, deter the irresponsible party from ever doing this to another family.

What kind of payment may you anticipate if your lawsuit is successful? Since you are suing on behalf of an elderly person who has passed away rather than on your behalf, wrongful death lawsuits differ from other personal injury lawsuits. In light of the preceding, the following are some typical damages for which you can get compensation in a wrongful death claim:

• The loss of the deceased’s earnings
• The cost of the deceased’s funeral and burial
• The dead’s medical expenses from the negligence that led to the death.
• Anguish endured by the deceased before their death
• Having lost the support and company that the dead gave to the family.

Schedule Your Consultation With Kaass Law Attorneys Today!

Finding the best wrongful death attorney might be essential to your success. Fortunately, we possess every prerequisite: knowledge, communication abilities, a successful track record, and, most significantly, a dedication to the welfare of our clients. Call (310) 943-1171 to arrange a consultation with Kaass Law attorneys if you believe that the wrongdoing of another brought on the death of an older relative.

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