Wrongful Death Case Timeline

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When we have a client come in who is grieving from the loss of a loved one, this is a question that we get often from them. How long will it take to resolve this wrongful death case? How long will it take to find answers? How long will it take to get the justice that my loved one deserves? Our simple answer to them is it really depends on the unique facts and circumstances of your case. There are some cases that can be resolved quickly. That means that the insurance company or the negligent party, the one that was at fault and caused the incident, they’re willing to work with us in order to get the claim resolved as quickly as possible.

Getting the claim resolved as quickly as possible can help in many ways. It can help close these wounds. It can help get some closure for the clients and for the insurance companies that are going to help them move on and reduce their exposure. Sometimes, we have cases that get resolved in that manner. Then we have other insurance companies that tend to be a bit more difficult in the sense that they are unreasonable and they are unwilling to work with you as a grieving party. They simply don’t care about your loss. They don’t care about the injustice that has occurred. They simply care about protecting their client, minimizing their risks, and just making it very difficult for you to achieve the resolution that you wish to achieve.

Under any of those circumstances, either the short resolution or the long resolution, what you need to do is find an attorney that’s experienced in handling these types of wrongful death cases. The attorney is going to be able to help you in navigating through a short resolution in a sense that they’re going to be able to tell you is this a good idea, should we resolve this case shortly, should we accept this settlement offer, should we close this chapter in our lives. An attorney experienced in wrongful death can help you with that. Also if the insurance company is being difficult and wishes to drag this out, then you need to have an attorney that is willing to fight and go for the long haul in getting you the justice that you deserve. You need to find someone who has litigated these types of cases, who has dealt with difficult insurance companies, and who’s willing to go to trial if you are unable to resolve it.

These are many of the things that come into play when trying to figure out how long it may take to resolve your case. On the shorter end, if you have a company that’s willing to work with you and is being reasonable, then it could take a few months or less than a year. If you’re working with a more difficult company or a difficult insurance company that is being unreasonable and wishes to just do everything they can to fight and deny your claim, then that could take more than a year and upwards to several years, but it really depends on the unique facts and circumstances of your case. If you’d like to discuss the facts of your particular case with one of our attorneys, don’t hesitate to contact us.