Birmingham Wrongful Death Attorneys

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Understanding Your Right to Compensation in Alabama

The death of a loved one is always challenging, but it can be more so if the death that happened in Alabama was because of someone else's bad actions. In situations like this, the deceased's family can often have the chance to file a wrongful death lawsuit.

Wrongful Death Laws in Alabama

Only people who are quite closely related to the victim may file for wrongful death in Birmingham.

In most cases, only the family members immediately related to the deceased will have the authority to sue.

If you win your wrongful death lawsuit, you will be entitled to damages to compensate for funeral costs, medical care that the deceased received, loss of companionship, and in extremely severe cases, punitive damages.

In most cases, only the family members immediately related to the deceased will have the authority to sue.

Alabama Wrongful Death Attorneys Are Prepared to Guide You

Like most other cases, state laws dictate a statute of limitations for Wrongful Death cases. If you file your case after the limitations period has run, you could lose any ability you had to recover. Therefore, you should contact a Birmingham, Alabama Wrongful Death attorney right now.

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Life in Birmingham

As Alabama's biggest city with over 225,000 people, Birmingham is also the county seat for Jefferson County. The greater metropolitan area of Birmingham is estimated to have a population exceeding 1.25 million. Founded in 1871, Birmingham has a diversified economy, with an original base of manufacturing other businesses and industries such as banking, transportation, telecommunications, power transmission, education, medical care, and insurance have all risen in importance. Coal mining remains a large business and the trucking industry has grown with the advent of the interstate highway system. Birmingham, AL is an excellent place for those in the legal profession, with prestigious law schools such as the Birmingham School of Law, Cumberland School of Law and the University of Alabama School of Law located there. The telephone directory lists over 3800 Birmingham lawyers.

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