Compensation in a Wrongful Death Case
Medical malpractice wrongful death law seeks to compensate you for injuries that you have suffered. It is not intended to provide you with a windfall or a way to profit from your loved one’s death. Specifically, wrongful death compensation may include:
- Money for outstanding bills. Bills may include medical expenses and funeral costs, for example.
- Recovery for lost income. If your loved one, or you, were unable to work because of the misdiagnosis of cancer, then you may be compensated for the lost income. This may also include the future lost income that your loved one may have earned had he or she lived.
- Damages for your loved one’s pain and your suffering. Money is an imperfect compensation for non-economic losses, but it is the best that can be done.
Failure to Diagnose Attorneys May Be Able to Help You
Before you can determine if you may be eligible for potential compensation, it is important to understand whether cancer malpractice caused your loved one’s death. You can find out more about cancer malpractice in our FREE book: Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Errors, and you can find out more about your rights by calling an Atlanta medical malpractice lawyer at 1.770.518.1133.