Milwaukee Wrongful Death Attorneys

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Understanding Your Right to Compensation in Wisconsin

If a family member, such as a spouse, parent, or child has died, an already difficult time can be made worse if the death that happened in Wisconsin was because of someone else's bad actions. In cases like this, the deceased's family can often have the opportunity to file a wrongful death lawsuit.

Wisconsin Wrongful Death Laws

Only people who are very closely related to the victim may sue for wrongful death in Milwaukee.

The law most usually says that only immediate family members can sue for Wrongful Death.

The result of a winning Wrongful Death lawsuit are damages. These can include payment for medical care, lost earnings, funeral expenses, loss of companionship, and sometimes punitive damages.

The law most usually says that only immediate family members can sue for Wrongful Death.

Wisconsin Wrongful Death Lawyers Are Ready to Help

Like other personal injury cases, state laws dictate a statute of limitations in which your case must be brought. If you file your Wrongful Death lawsuit outside of this short window, you may lose any power you have to recover. It is because of that you should hire a Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wrongful Death Attorney as soon as possible.

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Life in Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the largest city in that state. It has a population of over 600,000 people.

The area now known as Milwaukee was populated by various Native American tribes for thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers. In the 1840s, a large wave of German immigrants, fleeing the 1848 revolution, sought the freedom and inexpensive land that the Milwaukee area offered. They contributed to the city's German character, which persists to this day. Beginning in the early 20th Century, Milwaukee became a major center for the socialist movement in the U.S., and elected 3 mayors from the Socialist Party.

Today, 13 companies in the Fortune 1000 have their headquarters in Milwaukee. Health care is one of the largest sectors of Milwaukee's economy, comprising about 27% of the jobs in the city. About 2/3 of the Milwaukee workforce is employed in manufacturing of some sort, which is one of the highest percentages in the U.S. - it seems clear that Milwaukee's manufacturing sector has survived the rash of factory closings and outsourcing that ravaged so many other Midwestern cities in the last few decades.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin has a thriving legal community. If you live in the Milwaukee area, and need legal services, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin lawyer can help.

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