Physician Negligence: How A Wrongful Death Attorney Can Help After Losing A Loved One

Dealing with the agony of losing a loved one due to a physician providing treatment in a negligent manner is hard to get over. If you need a sense of closure and justice, you may want to hire a wrongful death attorney to help you take the physician to court. You will be able to receive compensation for multiple things if you can prove your loved one was negligently treated.

How Can a Wrongful Death Attorney Help After Losing a Loved One?

A wrongful death attorney can help by doing all of the necessary research about your loved one's medical condition before death occurred. He or she will discover how the condition is typically treated, and may also speak to physicians to get their view on how your loved one should have been cared for.

The attorney will have to gain access to your deceased relative's medical records to find out what kind of drugs he or she was prescribed. You can sign a medical release form so the records can be obtained. After gathering enough evidence to prove that the physician was negligent, a petition will be filed at the courthouse. A few of the things you may be compensated for include:

• Court fees
• Burial costs
• Mental anguish
• Medical expenses

The amount of compensation may have limitations, but your attorney will let you know the maximum amount of money you can sue for.

Will a Wrongful Death Attorney Require to be Paid Upfront?

When you are suing a physician for medical malpractice, you can end up paying a large amount of the money won to your attorney, depending on how much you are awarded. You will usually not have to pay an upfront fee to hire the attorney because the case can be worked based on a contingent fee. The fee will only be paid if your attorney is successful with helping you win the lawsuit.

You can expect to pay your attorney an average of $25,000-$100,000 out of the money you are compensated for the wrongful death of your loved one. Your attorney will likely quote a specific percentage of money that he or she expects to get paid out of the lawsuit. You should receive the quote during the initial consultation with the attorney.

Have the peace of mind that you have received some kind of justice for the physician's negligence. Nothing can bring your loved one back, but a wrongful death attorney like one from Campbell, Dille, Barnett & Smith, P.L.L.C. can help you receive money for your pain and suffering!