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  1. If You Can Afford to Hire Our Fatal Car Accident Lawyer in Eunice, LA
  2. How Our Fatal Car Accident Attorneys in Eunice, LA, Can Serve You
  3. Who Can Be Liable for a Wrongful Death Claim from a Fatal Car Crash
  4. The Average Settlement for a Fatal Car Collision in Eunice, LA
  5. The Filing Deadline for Your Fatal Car Accident Lawsuit
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Your personal injury lawyer can help you calculate your recoverable damages, which may include:

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Eunice Fatal Car Accident Lawyer

Eunice, located in Acadia and St. Landry’s Parishes, was the site of 27 and 18 fatalities from motor vehicle accidents in 2021, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development. If your loved one succumbed to their injuries from a car accident, a Eunice fatal car accident lawyer with Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers can help.

While you grieve your loved one, they may pursue the other party for compensation for your losses. Our team has upwards of 350 years of collective legal experience. Allow us to put that towards your case as you transition into this next chapter in your life.

If You Can Afford to Hire Our Fatal Car Accident Lawyer in Eunice, LA

Our firm uses contingency-fee arrangements when handling fatal car accident cases, which means that everyone can afford our representation. We take personal injury and wrongful death claims for a contingency fee instead of hourly fees or flat rate charges.

You do not have to pay us any up front legal fees to get our help on your case. We receive a pre-determined percentage of the settlement or jury verdict—but only if we recover your damages.

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How Our Fatal Car Accident Attorneys in Eunice, LA, Can Serve You

A wrongful death attorney at our firm can take on various aspects of your case while your mourn your loved one. The services we offer include the following:

  • Getting a copy of the accident report
  • Establishing the other party’s negligence
  • Collecting evidence of the crash
  • Evaluating all of your past and future losses
  • Starting negotiating a settlement that covers all of your damages
  • Representing you throughout all court proceedings if we cannot reach a settlement agreement

On top of handling the legalities of your case, we can ensure you receive quality client support. In doing so, your attorney can keep you posted on how your wrongful death case progresses and give you their phone number so you can call whenever you’re concerned or have questions about your case.

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Who Can Be Liable for a Wrongful Death Claim from a Fatal Car Crash

If your close relative died because of a motor vehicle collision, you might be eligible to take wrongful death action. A wrongful death claim involves holding the party whose negligent act caused the accident responsible. 

Let’s say that your loved one passed away due to injuries caused by a drunk driver. Driving while under the influence of alcohol is negligence. Therefore, the drunk driver may hold responsibility for your damages.

Liability issues can be trickier than they sound at first. Our fatal car accident attorney in Eunice, LA, can further discuss liability when they evaluate your case.

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The Average Settlement for a Fatal Car Collision in Eunice, LA

Louisiana allows juries to award money damages to compensate surviving loved ones for their losses that resulted from the untimely death of their loved one. These losses can include the following: 

  • The decedent’s final medical bills. For example, the ambulance, emergency room, hospital, surgery, diagnostic testing, imaging studies like x-rays, blood transfusions, and other healthcare services used to try to save the life of the individual can be recoverable in a wrongful death action.
  • The cost of the cremation, funeral, and burial.
  • The loss to the family of the decedent’s income. 
  • Loss of benefits the family enjoyed by virtue of the decedent, for example, group health insurance the deceased person had through their employer.
  • Loss of the guidance, education, companionship, and advice of the deceased individual.
  • Potential loss of financial support or inheritance through the deceased loved one. 

You do not have to sort out all of the potential losses that might be recoverable in your case or obtain the documentation needed to establish these items. Our fatal car accident lawyers can handle these issues on your behalf. 

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The Filing Deadline for Your Fatal Car Accident Lawsuit

Louisiana does not allow you to wait very long to take legal action after a fatal car accident. If you do not file your lawsuit by the deadline, you can forever lose the right to hold the at-fault party accountable for the death of your loved one. The insurance company will stop negotiating with you after the deadline passes because neither they nor the defendant has any legal liability at that point. 

According to CC Art. 2315.2, most wrongful death claimants have a year to file suit. There may be some exceptions to this statute that shorten or lengthen the deadline. In any case, our attorneys can determine how long you have to file and help you meet the deadline.

Who Has Grounds to Bring a Wrongful Death Lawsuit

In many states, the decedent’s personal representative of their estate can only file a wrongful death lawsuit. However, Louisiana follows a different set of rules. CC Art. 2315.2  dictates that surviving family members can take legal action on behalf of their deceased loved one.

In descending order:

  • The surviving spouse or children can file.
  • If the decedent has neither of the aforementioned surviving relatives, their parents can file.
  • If the decedent doesn’t have surviving parents, children, or a spouse, a surviving sibling may bring the case against the liable party.
  • Surviving grandparents may sue if the decedent didn’t leave behind any of the aforementioned relatives.

A lawyer at our firm can identify who has grounds to file a wrongful death case.

Get Help With Your Case From Our Eunice Fatal Car Accident Lawyers Today

At Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers, we represent those who have suffered a loss because of someone else’s negligence. We want to be able to help you and your family rebuild your lives after this tragedy. Reach out to us today for a free consultation.

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