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Tulsa- Oklahoma Office
4416 S. Harvard Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74135
918 747-1000
800 777-4878
Fax: 918 747-7284
Oklahoma City-
Oklahoma Office
1350 S.W. 89th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73159
405 691-1600
800 296-6074
Fax: 405 691-2128
Fort Smith-
Arkansas Office
14 N. 3rd St. Suite D
Ft. Smith, Arkansas 72901
479 649-0100
877 226-1209
Fax: 479 649-9700
Lowell- Arkansas Office
506 Enterprise Dr. Suite: 320
Lowell, Arkansas 72745
479 770-0613
877 226-1209
Fax: 479 770-0754
918.747.1000
Wrongful Death Attorney
Fort Smith and Lowell, AR - Tulsa and Oklahoma City, OK.
Wrongful Death Claims
A wrongful death claim is filed when someone's negligence results in the death of another. The wrongful death could be the result of an automobile accident, truck accident, nursing home abuse or neglect, or from any other negligent or intentional misconduct.
The decedents spouse, domestic partner, children, siblings, parents, or other relatives who can show monetary or emotional injury may file a wrongful death claim. A wrongful death plaintiff may recover:
- Funeral and burial expenses
- Loss of income from the decedent
- Medical expenses prior to death
- Loss of household support
- Loss of child rearing support
- Loss of medical and retirement benefits
- Other economic losses sustained by the death of a loved one as well as non-economic dames such as mental anguish and suffering.
Wrongful death statutes provide compensation for spouses, children, parents, and potentially other relatives of the deceased. Such damages include:
- The loss of financial support that would have been provided by deceased
- The grief suffered by the family
- The loss of companionship suffered by the family
- Any physical and mental pain suffered by the deceased prior to death
- The medical and burial expenses incurred
In the death of a minor child, only the parents are entitled to damages. The damages include:
- Medical and burial expenses
- Loss of anticipated services and support
- Loss of love and companionship of the child
- The destruction of the parent/child relationship
- Monies expended in the support, maintenance, and education of the child may also be recoverable
If someone close to you has recently passed away and you believe the cause of death included the negligent or intentional conduct of another, you should contact an experienced wrongful death attorney.
The attorneys at Carr & Carr have extensive experience handling wrongful death lawsuits in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Please contact us today and well help get you the compensation you deserve.
We have law offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Fort Smith and our injury lawyers represent injured people throughout Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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