Alexandria Wrongful Death Attorneys

Wrongful Death Attorney

Losing a loved one is always hard, but losing that person because of someone else’s actions is even more difficult to deal with. There is no amount of compensation that will bring that person back, replace that person, or take away the sadness and loss you are facing. However, it is very important that you receive the counsel of a qualified wrongful death lawyer in order to hold the negligent party accountable for their actions and for your family to receive justice for the life that has been taken from you.

For over 35 years, Roy Injury Law has stood by Louisiana families facing this kind of loss. As a third- and fourth-generation legal team, our attorneys grew up believing that a good lawyer can change people’s lives for the better. That belief guides every case we take on, and every family we represent.

Families We Stand With After Preventable Loss

There are many different causes of a wrongful death. The one thing they all have in common is that they result from the recklessness, carelessness, or negligence of another person or corporation. At Roy Injury Law, we stand up for families who have lost loved ones to:

• Fatal Vehicle Accidents: A loved one died in a car, truck, motorcycle, pedestrian, bicycle, rideshare, commercial-vehicle, or other traffic-related crash. Your family needs help understanding what caused the accident, whether another driver or company may be responsible, and what options may be available after a fatal collision.
• Nursing Home Neglect or Unsafe Care: A loved one died after a possible misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, medication error, failure to monitor, inadequate care, abuse, infection, fall, dehydration, or another preventable care-related failure. You need help understanding what happened. 
• Unsafe Property, a Defective Product, or Intentional Harm: A loved one died because of a dangerous property condition, drowning hazard, defective product, failed safety device, unsafe equipment, negligent security issue, assault, violent act, or another preventable danger. You want to understand whether a property owner, manufacturer, business, individual, or another party may be responsible.
• An Unknown Cause: A loved one died suddenly or unexpectedly, and your family does not yet know exactly what happened or whether someone’s negligence contributed to the death. You may need help reviewing accident reports, medical records, witness accounts, video, safety records, insurance information, or other evidence before important details disappear.

No matter how you lost your loved one, our team has the experience and care to handle your case with sensitivity.

What Damages Can You Seek in a Wrongful Death Claim?

When a wrongful death occurs, the loss brings emotional devastation and financial strain at the same time. Your loved one may have been a major contributor to your household’s financial stability. They may have incurred substantial medical expenses before their passing, and that doesn’t even account for burial costs, which are expensive enough on their own. Your family should not face financial ruin because of another person’s careless actions.

In a wrongful death case, you may be able to pursue the following damages:

• Current lost earnings
• Future lost earnings
• Burial and funeral costs
• Medical expenses incurred before the death
• Additional out-of-pocket expenses related to the accident

None of this can make up for what you’ve lost, but it’s a start. Our attorneys will look closely at the details of your case and determine how much you should pursue.

What It Takes to Build a Strong Wrongful Death Claim

After losing a loved one, it can be hard to know where to even start. Building a successful wrongful death claim generally requires the following steps:

1. Investigating the cause of death. We review accident reports, medical records, witness statements, and other evidence to determine what happened and who bears responsibility.
2. Establishing negligence. The law requires proof that the at-fault party owed a duty of care, breached that duty, and that the breach directly caused your loved one’s death.
3. Identifying all liable parties. A single accident can involve more than one responsible party, including drivers, employers, property owners, manufacturers, or medical providers.
4. Calculating the full scope of damages. We work with financial and medical records to account for lost income, medical bills, funeral costs, and other losses tied to the death.
5. Negotiating with insurance companies. Insurers often try to minimize payouts. We handle every conversation and countertactic on your behalf.
6. Pursuing a settlement or taking your case to trial. Most cases resolve through negotiation, but we prepare every case as if it may go before a judge.

Your family shouldn’t have to grieve, investigate what happened, deal with insurance companies, and fight for accountability all at once. Our attorneys will take on that burden so you can focus on your grief.

Why Choose Roy Injury Law to Pursue Justice for Your Loss?

Your loved one was a person: a parent, a spouse, a child, a sibling. Their life mattered, and they are not just a legal case to be won. You need to work with wrongful death attorneys who understand that. Here’s what our team at Roy Injury Law does to meet that standard:

• We take the cases where we’re needed the most. Many firms pursue wrongful death cases because of their high value. We take them on because your family needs help the most.
• We treat you like family. We serve not only as your legal representatives but also as a support system during one of the hardest chapters of your life.
• We offer free, no-obligation consultations. It shouldn’t cost you anything to get answers about your loved one’s death.
• We meet you where it’s easiest for you. You’re already carrying enough. You shouldn’t have to add unnecessary travel to your list of burdens.
• We uphold a legacy of helping people. As third- and fourth-generation attorneys, service to this community runs through our family’s history.

When your family is hurting, we’re here to make the legal part a little easier to carry.

Stand Up for Your Loved One’s Life

Losing a loved one to another person’s negligence is one of the hardest experiences a family can go through. You deserve a legal team that treats your loved one’s life as more than a case file and fights to hold the responsible party accountable. Contact Roy Injury Law today to schedule your free, no-obligation consultation.

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