Wrongful Death

Wrongful Death laws in Illinois are designed to protect the rights of families who have lost a loved one due to the negligent conduct of a third person or corporation.

At Goldberg Weisman Cairo, we know that few personal injury scenarios are as fraught with such significant emotion and grief. The intense feeling of loss and the devastation of realizing that life will never be the same is difficult to imagine.

In most wrongful death cases, it is crucial to have the skills of highly experienced trial attorneys. One reason this is true is the magnitude of potential claims. Wrongful death law recognizes two kinds of damages. Economic damages include medical expenses incurred prior to death and loss of earnings and benefits over the victim’s anticipated life expectancy. As significant as these may be, they often pale in comparison to the damages that can be awarded to spouses, families or relatives for the loss of their relationship with their loved one.

Another reason is that these cases must often rely on expert testimony to reconstruct the accident because one key component is always missing: the testimony of the decedent. They also rely on the careful selection of witnesses to present to the jury a logical, credible and emotional picture of the relationship between the decedent and his or her family and relatives that is now forever lost.

The attorneys at GWC understand the importance of winning significant compensation for the survivors. We handle a wide range of wrongful death claims, including fatalities occurring in construction accidents, vehicle and motorcycle collisions, product failures, medical malpractice and more. We handle these cases with an understanding of their delicate emotional underpinnings, and with a single-minded focus on helping the survivors recover the maximum allowable compensation.

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