Category: Wrongful Death

In Alabama, the statute of limitations typically gives your family two years to file a wrongful death lawsuit. Although certain exceptions can change the deadline for a wrongful death claim, you must always file before the applicable limitations period expires....

If your relative died due to someone else’s negligence or misconduct, your family could be entitled to pursue compensation through a wrongful death lawsuit. This type of legal action could allow you to hold the at-fault party accountable for their...

Losing a family member due to someone’s intentional or careless acts is a devastating loss. In Alabama, this loss can warrant two similar but distinct legal actions: A wrongful death claim, which focuses on the family’s losses, and a survival...

Any money recovered through a wrongful death claim in Alabama goes to the deceased’s heirs, according to the state’s succession laws. Surviving spouses, children, parents, or other family members may receive compensation. This answer only scratches the surface of this...

Dothan Alabama Personal Injury and Accident Lawyer Aaron Gartlan of the Gartlan Injury Law recently entered a confidential settlement in a wrongful death case referred by another attorney on behalf of a family impacted by the death of their lost...

The Gartlan Injury Law was recently involved in a lawsuit against a corporation that resulted in a successful confidential settlement for their clients. The lawsuit with a jury demand was filed on behalf of an estate against the corporation and...

An aggressive, ethical, prepared Alabama personal injury lawyer can help you and your family obtain justice by addressing unsafe conditions and compensation for lost work productivity, hospital and surgical bills, and other damages such as pain, suffering and mental anguish....

It all depends on the facts and circumstances of the case. We often talk about the process of proving and demonstrating liability, injuries and damages in an effort to add value your case and maximize recovery and address unsafe conditions....

In general, a product liability case should be handled in the same manner as any other personal injury, accident or wrongful death case. A product liability case can often stem from a workplace accident. In a product liability case, you...

Personal injury and accident lawyers often hear, “Do I have an open and shut case?” or “I have an open and shut case.” In the realm of personal injury, accident, and wrongful death cases, there is really no such thing...