Phoenix Arizona Truck Accident Wrongful Death
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Personal Injury Attorneys in Phoenix
Phoenix Fatal Truck Accident Lawyers
If your family member was killed in a truck accident, you may be able to hold the people who caused this fatality liable for wrongful death. While any financial compensation will certainly be an inadequate response to the profound emotional and spiritual loss you’ve experienced, you nevertheless may want to investigate your legal options.
After all, the Phoenix truck accident may have left you and/or others with injuries, medical expenses, and other damages. You also will have to deal with expenses for the funeral and burial and loss of potential earning power of your spouse or family member. The laws of Arizona allow spouses of those wrongfully killed in truck accidents to sue for liability. Alternatively, a family’s trustee can press for legal option on behalf of the victim.
If the matter ends up as both a civil and criminal case, the state pursues the criminal charges, while you pursue the civil ones. For instance, let’s say that the driver of the truck was intoxicated when he caused the accident that led to the death. The state might sue the driver in criminal court for violating DUI laws; while you might sue him and/or his insurance company, trucking company, manufacturer, employees, or other third parties for civil damages.
If the driver was criminally at fault--for instance, if he had been drinking, doing drugs, or violating state safety regulations--the defendant/defendants can be forced to pay even more in compensation costs and punitive damages.
Obviously, no wrongful death claim ever creates real and complete justice for the family. However, there is some measure of justice that can be obtained, and the wrongdoer can be held responsible for the tragedy caused by its neglect.
If you want to learn more, and get a better understanding so that you may be able to move forward with your potential claim in a systematic and judicious manner, let the attorneys here at Breyer Law Offices help you figure out the most appropriate path. We can be reached any time at (602) 978-6400, and we invite you to use the free resources here at TruckAccidentLawyersArizona.com and at BreyerLaw.com to educate yourself more about personal injury claim law in Arizona.
