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Accidental Death

Auto accidents, motorcycle accidents and trucking accidents causing injuries are quite common, but so too are accidental deaths.  An accidental death can be any death that results from an accident or other mistake.  These types of death are usually sudden and unexpected.

For those who have lost close family members due to an accidental death, the loss can almost be too much to handle. For this very reason, families of Houston accidental death victims should contact the personal injury lawyers at Joel A. Gordon & Associates as they may be able to file claims to recover financial damages for their disheartening losses.

Legal Representation for Houston Accidental Death Cases

If you lost a close loved one during a Houston auto accident, Joel A. Gordon & Associates is here to help you.  For just over 17 years, we have been handling accident cases in Houston, as well as cases involving accidental death.  It is a sad reality that motor vehicle accidents can lead to the unexpected deaths of spouses, children, parents and beloved family members.  No one is ever equipped to deal with such a tragic loss.  The law recognizes this fact and responds by allowing families of accidental death victims to file a type of personal injury claim known as a wrongful death claim.

While there is no amount of money that will make up for the sudden and tragic loss of your close loved one, filing a wrongful death claim can offer you some consolation in knowing that the person or the entity that caused your loved one’s accidental death will have to take legal responsibility.

Should you decide to file an accidental death claim in Houston and be successful, you may be able to recover compensation for your intangible losses as well as your financial losses.  In fact, you may be compensated for:

• Medical bills associated with the accidental death
• Funeral and burial or cremation fees
• Past and future loss of advice and counsel
• Past and future loss of services and support
• Past and future loss of household services
• Loss of inheritance
• Past and future mental anguish
• Loss of companionship and care
• Punitive damages

Joel A. Gordon & Associates firmly believes that families who have lost their closest loved ones due to accidental death are entitled to some sort of relief.  We also believe that negligent parties or entities should be held accountable when they have acted in ways that are reckless. 

Our Houston accidental death attorneys are ready and willing to listen to your case today. When you work with our personal injury law firm, we assure you we will do everything possible to help you recover monetary compensation for your accidental death case.  Contact our practice to set up a case review today.

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If you and/or a family member have suffered serious or fatal injuries due to an accident, you and/or the family member may be eligible to file a claim. However, persons seeking to preserve any potential legal claims should contact an attorney promptly because Texas has mandatory time periods ("Statute of Limitations") in which a lawsuit must be filed.