Washington Wrongful Death Attorneys

If your loved one is the victim of a wrongful death due to another person's negligence in Washington State, you may be entitled to compensation for your loss. At Teller & Associates, our experienced Washington wrongful death lawyers are knowledgeable in all areas of wrongful death, negligence, and personal injury law. Our law firm is located in Seattle, and our dedicated wrongful death attorneys serve clients throughout the state of Washington. If your relative was killed as the result of another party's reckless behavior, please contact a Washington State wrongful death lawyer at Teller & Associates to discuss your case.

If you have reason to look at this page, this is a terrible time for you, and we are so very sorry for your loss. It is our hope to be able to fulfill some of the financial emptiness created by the loss you have sustained. Children's education, mortgage payments, credit card debts, or similar large expenses are items you counted on another to pay or help pay. If we do our best, we may be able to take away that additional stress in this terrible time.

Washington wrongful death claims are a challenging type of claim in tort law. If you live in Washington and are considering filing a wrongful death lawsuit, it is very important that you hire an experienced wrongful death attorney from Teller & Associates. Our Seattle wrongful death attorneys are knowledgeable and skilled in the unique rules and procedures that are associated with wrongful death claims and lawsuits.

Wrongful death damages can be filed by certain people for the death of another person, typically a spouse or relative who supported them financially and/or emotionally. In order to recover this type of damage, a claimant (the person filing the wrongful death suit) must establish a defendant's tort liability for the events which resulted in the death of the loved one.

In most wrongful death cases, the jury is informed that they may award successful claimants three kinds of damages:

1. The loss of the love, affection, society, solace, moral support, companionship, and comfort of the decedent.
2. The value of the household services the decedent would have provided or supplied in the future.
3. The value of the financial support which the claimant (plaintiff) would have received from the decedent except for the death.

Unlike a personal injury case, plaintiffs in wrongful death cases may not seek monetary compensation for pain and suffering, medical expenses, or the lost wages of his or her deceased relative. There are certain other factors that are considered when monetary compensation is an issue in a wrongful death case, such as the economic future of the victim's relative and any emotional stress that has been caused.

A wrongful death claimant in Seattle will need to find a Washington attorney who has experience establishing and proving wrongful death damages. The lawyer should have the understanding, insight, and ability to determine the damages recoverable in the legal action. Our fatal accident attorneys consult with experts who can evaluate the claimant's losses and know how to document those losses for a judge, jury, and/or claims adjuster. At Teller & Associates our wrongful death attorneys will provide you with that and much more.

If your loved one was the victim of a wrongful death in Washington, please contact a wrongful death attorney at Teller & Associates to discuss your case. We usually handle accident and injury cases on a contingency fee basis, meaning, "no recovery, no fee." Give us a call to see if we can help.