WRONGFUL DEATH IN SOUTH CAROLINA
WRONGFUL DEATH LAWYER IN COLUMBIA, SC
WRONGFUL DEATH:
IF A LOVED ONE WAS INJURED RESULTING IN DEATH, THE CAUSE/S OF ACTION/S WOULD BE FOR WRONGFUL DEATH / SURVIVAL:
Just as with any negligence or strict liability case, if another person or a product causes death, the cause of action is one for WRONGFUL DEATH. South Carolina statutory law provides a cause of action for wrongful death cases along with the common law of the State. Again, if a person’s or entity’s carelessness (including recklessness or willful behavior) causes damages to another, the law requires that the person at fault “make it right” or place the injured person in a position he or she would have been if the carelessness had not occurred. We are all careless from time to time and this is why we carry liability insurance; so we can cover our own negligence when it injures someone else. Wrecks and accidents happen and the law has always required that the at-fault party “make it right” or place the injured party back to his or her situation prior to the accident.
A wrongful death claim is brought by the estate of the deceased and there are normally two different causes of action, a wrongful death and a survival action belonging to different groups of persons.
WE DO:
– WRONGFUL DEATH / SURVIVAL ACTIONS
– CAR-TRUCK AND MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE ACCIDENTS.
– SLIP AND FALL ACCIDENTS
– DEFECTIVE OR UNSAFE PRODUCTS (PRODUCTS LIABILITY)
– WORK PLACE INJURIES AND THIRD PARTY CLAIMS
– DOG BITES – HOMEOWNER CLAIMS AND OTHER NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS.
