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Baton Rouge Louisiana Wrongful Death Lawyer

The sudden loss of a loved one as a result of someone else’s negligence can leave you confused, depressed, financial devastated, helpless and alone. A Louisiana Wrongful Death Lawyer at Babcock Law Firm can help. We can’t bring back your loved one, but we can file a wrongful death claim to hold those responsible for your loved one’s death accountable. We can go a long way toward securing your financial future and the futures of those who depended on your lost loved one.

The Louisiana wrongful death action is provided in Louisiana Civil Code Article 2315.2. This article provides a hierarchy of beneficiaries which is identical to that of the survival action. The principal difference is that each beneficiary has a separate action for wrongful death, unique unto each beneficiary. Some beneficiaries may have significant actions for their damage, while others may have no action at all e.g., if the court found that as to some claimants the death of the decedent was good riddance.

The article basically states that if a person dies due to the fault of another, suit may be brought by the following persons to recover damages:

1. The surviving spouse and child or children of the deceased, or either the spouse or the child or children.
2. The surviving father and mother of the deceased, or either of them if he left no spouse or child surviving.
3. The surviving brothers and sisters of the deceased, or any of them, if he left no spouse, child, or parent surviving.
4. The surviving grandfathers and grandmothers of the deceased, or any of them, if he left no spouse, child, parent, or sibling surviving.

If one of the above applies in your situation, Louisiana law permits you, as the surviving beneficiary of the deceased, to present evidence of the loss which you suffered as a result of the death. In addition to loss of future economic support, these damages may include loss of the love, affection and companionship of the decedent, and the grief and anguish of the survivor in question.

We can win your case if we can prove that:

1. the defendant had duty to observe certain standard of care toward the deceased;
2. defendant breached duty by falling below that standard of care;
3. defendant's breach of duty was cause-in-fact of the death;
4. and that harm which actually occurred was the sort of harm that defendant's legal duty was designed to prevent.
   
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