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Eight Common Causes of Missouri Wrongful Death Accidents

Wrongful death is a legal term used to describe a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence. A wrongful death is any death that could have been prevented if not for the negligent behavior of a person or business.

There are many possible causes of wrongful death. These are some of the top causes in Kansas City include:

1. Kansas City motor vehicle accidents, including car crashes, truck collisions, motorcycle accidents, bicycle crashes, hit-and-runs and pedestrian accidents.
2. Slip and falls
3. Missouri medical malpractice
4. Construction site accidents
5. Workplace accidents
6. Defective consumer products
7. Dangerous medications and medication errors
8. Crime

In order for a person or business to be found liable for a wrongful death, the person or business must be found to have a duty of care to the person who died. For example, by law businesses must ensure that their premises are safe for their customers and other invited visitors.

One must also prove that an injury occurred and that the responsible party knew or should have known about the negligent condition that caused the injury.

When wrongful death occurs, the surviving family members of the accident victim may be able to collect compensation for their loved one’s injury and for the family’s loss.

Wrongful death damages include “survival damages” – these are any expenses incurred because of the injury that led to the death, including lost earnings and medical bills, as well as conscious pain and suffering. These types of damages are known as “survival damages” because had the deceased survived the injury, he could have filed a Missouri personal injury claim for these damages.

In addition to “survival damages”, the family of the deceased may recover damages for funeral expenses, the financial contributions the deceased made to the household, and for the reasonable value of the services, companionship, and support that the loved one would have provided to the family had he not died.

The Kansas City wrongful death attorneys at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys pursue wrongful death claims on behalf of families in Missouri and Kansas. Our Missouri personal injury lawyers are committed to seeing families get accountability and fair compensation for their losses. To learn more, contact Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys at 888-348-2616.

To learn more about Missouri wrongful death and personal injury, download a copy of our free book, “10 Essential Steps You Must Take To Protect Your Injury Claim.”

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