The experienced attorneys at McCamy, Phillips, Tuggle, and Fordham have worked with many personal injury and wrongful death clients. Our firm is dedicated to guiding our clients through the process and helping them obtain positive results. Our lawyers know that choosing to file a wrongful death lawsuit is a difficult and emotionally taxing experience and we pride ourselves on handling each case with sensitivity.
Wrongful death suits typically are filed by the family or dependents of a person who has died due to the negligence or recklessness of another person or entity. It also applies to deliberate murder. The basic principle of wrongful death claims is that in addition to injuring the person who has died due to someone else's recklessness, negligence or deliberate acts, the responsible party has also injured those people who were dependents of the deceased. This includes who depended on the decedent for love and emotional support as well as financial support.
Important Wrongful Death Resources
Dealing With Loss and Grief:
When dealing with a wrongful death lawsuit, it's important not to overlook the pain and grief that loss causes. Injured parties may need to seek help for the mental and physical strain of grieving.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or (SAMHSA), a division of The United States Department of Health and Human Services, is a good resource for information on how to deal with and manage the pain of loss so that your life can go back to normal.
Caring Connections is a program that is part of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). NHPCO is supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Health and Safety Issues:
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) works to reduce road traffic accidents, saving lives, and preventing injury. The NHTSA leads its industry in education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is an independent nonprofit organization that conducts scientific research and educates the public on highway safety. The IIHS (link) is dedicated to decreasing the number of deaths, injuries, and property damage from crashes on U.S. highways.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has information about truck driver Hours of Service violations and regulations.
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety seeks to identify traffic problems, foster research, educate the public, and seek solutions to traffic safety issues.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), is the division of the United States Department of Labor that develops, monitors and enforces workplace health and safety standards and practices.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, or CPSC, provides information on recalls, products and goods found to be potentially dangerous or possibly contaminated.
MedlinePlus is a service from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the Institutes of Health that provides injury and accident information and resources.
The National Patient Safety Foundation, or NPSF, is a nonprofit organization focused solely on protecting and improving patient safety.
>For more information on workplace healthy and safety, visit the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health or NIOSH website. NIOSH is a government organization that is part of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
TheCenters for Disease Control offers additional info on causes of accidents and how they can be prevented.
For more information or to schedule a consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney or wrongful death lawyer, send an email to the Georgia and Chattanooga wrongful death attorneys of McCamy, Phillips, Tuggle & Fordham, or call us at 706-278-4499.
