Wrongful Death

When you suffer the loss of a loved one in an accident, nothing can replace that person. However, you are entitled to seek of financial compensation. The sudden loss of a loved one can leave the futures of those left behind uncertain. The loss of a loved one can result in a dramatic loss of income and companionship. At such a difficult time, you should not have to worry about the unknown. We can help.

Who can recover?

Someone might tell you that you cannot recover for the wrongful death of certain loved ones in Mississippi. Think again. The following is a portion of our state law under Mississippi Code Section 11-7-13 pertaining to those who are entitled to recover their damages:

"Damages for the injury and death of a married man shall be equally distributed to his wife and children, and if he has no children all shall go to his wife; damages for the injury and death of a married woman shall be equally distributed to the husband and children, and if she has no children all shall go to the husband; and if the deceased has no husband or wife, the damages shall be equally distributed to the children; if the deceased has no husband nor wife, nor children, the damages shall be distributed equally to the father, mother, brothers and sisters, or such of them as the deceased may have living at his or her death. If the deceased have neither husband, nor wife, nor children, nor father, nor mother, nor sister, nor brother, then the damages shall go to the legal representative, subject to debts and general distribution and that the fact that the deceased was instantly killed shall not affect the right of the legal representative to recover. All references in this section to children shall include descendants of a deceased child, such descendants to take the share of the deceased child by representation. There shall not be, in any case, a distinction between the kindred of the whole and half blood of equal degree. The provisions of this section shall apply to illegitimate children on account of the death of the mother and to the mother on account of the death of an illegitimate child or children, and they shall have all the benefits, rights and remedies conferred by this section on legitimates. The provisions of this section shall apply to illegitimate children on account of the death of the natural father and to the natural father on account of the death of the illegitimate child or children, and they shall have all the benefits, rights and remedies conferred by this section on legitimates, if the survivor has or establishes the right to inherit from the deceased under Section 91-1-15.

Any rights which a blood parent or parents may have under this section are hereby conferred upon and vested in an adopting parent or adopting parents surviving their deceased adopted child, just as if the child were theirs by the full blood and had been born to the adopting parents in lawful wedlock."

Don't depend on the advice of "curb stone lawyers" who have opinions but never spent a day in law school. The law is complicated and is constantly changing. You need a full time professional. Call us:

(601) 952-0799

We have successfully secured significant financial compensation for the loved ones of victims of fatal injuries and accidents. Our job is to seek financial compensation for the things you never thought could be measured in dollars. Our job is also to hold those responsible for your loss accountable and to make sure they understand the impact of your loss.

If you have questions about how we can help you pursue a wrongful death claim for the loss of your loved one, call us anytime. We are happy to meet with you to answer your questions and discuss how we can help.

We serve clients in the Jackson Metro area and the communities of Bolton, Brandon, Byram, Clinton, Edwards, Madison, Pearl, Raymond, Richland, Ridgeland, Terry, and Utica. We also serve clients in the counties of Copiah, Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Warren and Yazoo, as well as many others throughout the State of Mississippi.