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Although your loved one’s death may have been accidental, it happened because someone was careless or acted with reckless disregard for safety. Since 1996, personal injury attorney Mike Hancock has sought justice for family members devastated by a death that never should have happened.
Our legal team has a proven capacity to hold motorists, medical providers, property owners, and other parties accountable for a life cut short and the impact on the survivors left to put their shattered lives back together. A Tampa wrongful death lawyer could help you fight for what you are owed.
The state has a specific set of laws collectively known as the Florida Wrongful Death Act, which provides for reasonable and just compensation to the decedent’s estate and the decedent’s survivors. Beyond the emotional impact, we understand that survivors often face unexpected medical bills and funeral expenses, unplanned time off work, and the sudden loss of the deceased’s income and non-financial contributions to the family.
We have the resources to advance the considerable costs of hiring investigators and experts to establish liability, which we recover only if we win compensation for our clients.
A wrongful death case exists when a person dies due to the legal fault of another person. Wrongful death claims involve all types of fatal accidents from simple car accidents to complicated product liability cases. Persons, companies, and governmental agencies can be legally at fault for acting negligently. Florida’s Wrongful Death Act is found at Section 768.16, Florida Statutes.
Wrongful death claims can result from any number of different facts situations grounded in negligence. For example, we have successfully represented the surviving adult children of a father who drowned in a boating accident. This was a product liability case in which the marine steering system failed, causing the boat steering to lock, throwing the deceased from the boat. We claimed negligence against all the parties in the chain of commerce, including the retailer, and the manufacturer. Another example is the death of a husband and father due to the negligence of his nursing home. We successfully recovered for his surviving wife and adult children, against the medical staff and nursing home company.
We are dedicated to achieving justice for our clients by holding the negligent parties and their insurance companies accountable for all the harms and losses caused by the wrongful death. Under law, spouses, parents or dependent children can bring suit for:
Our personal injury attorneys work closely with family members to understand the role that the deceased played in their daily lives and how the death has adversely changed the present and the future, and incorporate that into litigation through day-in-the-life videos, testimonials and other methods to bring the point home to insurance negotiators or a jury.
Wrongful death claims are treated differently from other negligence cases in Florida. The following are examples of some of the unique issues inherent in wrongful death claims:
The death of a loved one is a terrible thing and it may affect every part of your life. While compensation cannot bring your loved one back, it could help you handle the bills associated with the accident and take care of your surviving loved ones. To get started on your case, call the compassionate Tampa wrongful death lawyers at Hancock Injury Attorneys today.
All I can say is “Wow! What a cool guy!” Last year I had a car insurance claim that I thought was over and done with. Last month I got a letter from my insurance company that I didn’t understand. I took the letter to Mike Hancock, who wrote a letter on my behalf to my insurance company requesting them to make sure the matter settles within my policy limits. I would have had no idea how to do this on my own or to ever know what should have been done. Thank you, Mike, for helping to ease my mind.
Thank you both for your diligence on my case, and my thanks especially goes to your paralegal for her infinite patience on a complicated file with numerous documents and bills to sort; not to mention her having to deal with my health insurance. I understand that the settlement might not have been as high as we had originally hoped, but I am quite aware that had this been handled by another firm, the case may not have been settled as timely or competently and my medical liens could have been higher before this case was closed out. I greatly appreciate the excellent consultation by Mr. Hancock and would be please to recommend his services to potential clients in the future. I wish you both the best of luck with your continuing practice. Thank you.
I have no words to describe the wonderful experience that had been for me to do business with his legal firm . . . I really appreciate all the great effort that you guys put into my case.
Heartfelt thanks to you for my check and for all your work for the extra check. I am so grateful to you. Appreciate everything very much! Special thoughts and prayers.
My husband and I cannot thank you enough for all of your help through this terrible time. We could not have done this ourselves. Our very best to all.” – T.S. of Homosassa, Florida
”shows the loyalty you carry in your character”
“Wow! I could not thank you enough for the simplicity you brought to such a hard time in my life. Your genuine concern for my brother and my well being and legal case shows the loyalty you carry in your character. Thank you so much!
Just a belated thank you to express our thanks for everything you did for us when our daughter was in her accident. From the time we first met, till the case was over, we were kept inform of everything that was happening. Your paralegal was exceptionally helpful every time I called with any kind of questions. Hopefully, we won’t have any more need for an attorney, but if we, or any of our friends ever need one, you will be the only one we would go to and would recommend your firm to any of our friends who would ever need one. Again, thank you.