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Pittsburgh Wrongful Death Lawyer

Pennsylvania Fatal Accident Attorney

The attorneys of Ronald J. Bua & Associates have been providing aggressive legal representation to families who have suffered tragedy of a wrongful death for over 30 years. This firm has an abundance of experience handling wrongful death claims, car and truck accident, motorcycle accident, products defects, boating and maritime accidents, electrocutions, worksite accidents, construction accident, explosions, medical malpractice and much more.

If your family has experienced the tragedy of a wrongful death, please contact our law firm. We are available day or night, seven days a week and our lawyers have a passion for justice.
Wrongful death and personal injury cases are difficult and complex. Insurance companies work hard at limiting their exposure or liability when a serious injury or death occurs. Insurance companies hire skillful attorneys whose job it is to aggressively negate each aspect of a plaintiff's claim.

Through experience handling thousands of personal injury cases over the past 30 years, Ronald J. Bua & Associates have become familiar with these tactics in order to protect the rights, health and safety of all of our clients. Our firm represents individuals and families involved in personal injury and wrongful death cases that were caused by the negligence, carelessness, and/or recklessness of others. We handle numerous types of catastrophic personal injury and tragic wrongful death cases. Our team has successfully represents individuals and families with injuries and death caused by:

Wrongful death law suits and claims maybe brought by the spouse or children. In some cases these claims are filed in order to obtain monetary damages to cover the earnings the deceased person would have provided to those closest to them. Other damages which may be covered include:

  • Loss of support
  • Lost benefits such as insurance from the death
  • Expenses associated with the death, i.e., medical and funeral bills
  • Loss of inheritance from an untimely death
  • Loss of robbed companionship, comfort, assistance, care, protection, affection suffered by the survivors of the decedent
  • Punitive damages directed to punish wrongdoers and prevent them from harming others.

If you have suffered the loss of a loved one due to a fatal accident, you maybe eligible to receive compensation under the laws of Pennsylvania. If you should have questions or concerns about personal injury or wrongful death claims, please contact us today. We offer free initial consultations and work on a contingent fee basis, which means that we cannot charge a fee unless we successively resolve your case.

A "wrongful death" occurs when an individual dies due to the negligent, carelessness, intentional, or reckless act of another person or entity. If someone close to you has died due to the wrongful act or negligence of another, it is important to find a reputable and well-established law firm with an exceptional reputation for handling wrongful death cases. Time is of the essence in many of these wrongful death actions. Preserving evidence and identifying the defendants are two factors in many of the underlying accidents involving vitalities. This requires retaining competent investigators and experts to commence investigation and evaluations as soon as possible. Hiring legal representation should not be delayed.

Exceptional preparation of the wrongful death or personal injury cases is a requirement in maximizing the chances of success. Among the many responsibilities required of our lawyers bringing a wrongful death action include:

  • Determining whether an estate should be created in a wrongful death case
  • Establishing life expectancy. This requires a sophisticated analysis of the victim's age, activities, health, lifestyle and work experience (occupation).
  • Determining the amount of lost financial support suffered by an heir or loved one. Where did decedent support the heirs financially at the time of their death, an economic analysis of the victim's employment history, past wages, and expected future wages must be made to ascertain the amount of economic damage to which the heirs are entitled?
  • Establishing a monetary value for the wrongful death claim for loss of companionship, society and comfort.
  • These non-economic damages require expert testimony, convincing juries of the amount to which the heirs are entitled for theses damages must be done through the lawyer's ability of persuasion and advocacy.
  • Proving and explaining the liabilities and damages in the wrongful death case to a jury, the lawyer must employ numerous experts to accomplish those facts.

Our team of skilled lawyers at Ronald J. Bua & Associates understand the complex nature of wrongful death and personal injury claims and have helped numerous clients through these difficult circumstances brought about by tragic losses. We also have substantial financial resources to skillfully bring these expensive and complex cases.

We will assemble an experience team including accident reconstruction experts, engineering experts, engineering experts, private investigators, all of whom work together to bring about a good result in handling these devastating claims. There is never a charge to speak with our attorneys about a potential case. Contact us today.

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