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Wrongful Death

Losing a family member due to someone else’s negligence or misconduct is a devastating experience that no family should have to face. Wrongful death claims allow surviving family members to pursue accountability and compensation for funeral expenses, lost financial support, loss of companionship, and emotional suffering. These articles explain who is eligible to file a wrongful death claim, how damages are calculated, what the legal process involves, and how an experienced attorney can help families find justice.

Wrongful Death

How do you set a value for a wrongful death claim in Iowa?

When someone in your family dies because of lawbreaking or negligence on someone else’s part, your entire family suffers, not just the person who dies.

Wrongful Death

Who has the right to file a wrongful death claim in Iowa?

Fatal car crashes, slip-and-falls and other accidents happen every day across the state of Iowa. Many of these situations are not truly accidents because proper

Child Injury, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

Summer is a prime time for drowning incidents

Summer is in swing in West Des Moines, and for many this means a trip to the lake or a dip in the pool. Unfortunately,

Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

Iowa family sues nursing home for negligence in death of mother

One of the most traumatic events in the life of any family is the decision to place an elderly parent or relative in a nursing

Wrongful Death

Family pursues wrongful death claim over stuntman’s accdent

While many people in Ohio enjoy the popular TV series “The Walking Dead”, one stuntman lost his life while filming an episode. His family is

Wrongful Death

Crash with storm chasers leads to lawsuit against Weather Channel

The Weather Channel has a show called “Storm Wranglers,” whose two stars were killed in a crash on March 28, 2017, and Iowa residents may

Wrongful Death

Family files wrongful death claim over duck boat accident

Iowa readers may be interested to learn that the family of two people killed in the Missouri duck boat accident in July has filed a

Wrongful Death

FMCSA analyzes 2016 data on Fatal truck crashes

The number of fatal crashes involving large trucks and passenger vehicles appears to be on the rise. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has just

Wrongful Death

Hospital responds to Bill Paxton wrongful death lawsuit

Iowa residents may be aware that Bill Paxton’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the medical facility where the actor died and the

Wrongful Death

Traffic fatalities could be eliminated by 2050, says coalition

Safer roads could be in the future for Iowa drivers if the Road to Zero Coalition is successful in its stated goal of reducing traffic

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