Wrongful Death

When someone you love dies

 

The untimely and premature death of a loved one is can be devastating emotionally and often financially for the survivors. The last thing the survivors want to deal with is gathering evidence to begin proving a wrongful death case. However, insurance companies are doing just that while the survivors grieve and try to recover.
 

It is never too early to retain an experienced, highly qualified personal injury attorney who can sort through the possible legal issues surrounding a very personal loss. If you have reason to think that negligence or a defective product caused the wrongful death of someone you depend on, get the best legal advice to protect yourself in this vulnerable time.
 

Wrongful death cases have many differences from other types of personal injury cases. For example, if the wrongful death is the result of medical malpractice, the statute of limitations begins to run on the date the wrongful conduct occurred and not the date of death, which might be later. Counsel should be obtained without delay.

VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS in which Rockne W. Onstad was Lead Counsel or Co-Counsel

    Gross Amount  Client Recovery        Attorney Fee           Expenses Nature
$9,200,000 $6,320,064 $2,760,000 $119,358 Defective design, airplane component, wrongful deaths (settlement)
$4,300,000 $309,000 $138,000 $13,000 Wrongful death, pilot error in airplace crash (jury verdict)
$2,650,000 $1,804,667 $833,333 $12,000 Wrongful death, hotel fire (settlement)
$2,000,000 $1,303,334 $666,666 $30,000 Wrongful death, esophageal intubation, nurse anesthetist negligence (settlement)
$1,300,000 $341,000 $250,000 $33,189 Wrongful death, E.R. physician negligence, sepsis (jury verdict and settlement))
$1,237,000 $794,667 $412,333 $30,000 Brain injury, pedi-cardiologist negligence (settlement)
$1,167,000 $628,187 $466,800 $72,513 Wrongful death, E.R. physician failed diagnose infarct (settlement)
$1,000,000 $630,000 $333,000 $37,000 Wrongful death, military aircraft manufacturing defect, product liability (settlement)
$2,950,000 $1,725,000 $1,180,000 $45,000 Defective helicopter design, wrongful deaths (verdict/settlement)
$2,800,000 $1,854,667 $933,333 $12,000 Wrongful death, hotel fire, premises liability (settlement)
$1,900,000 $73,000 Wrongful death, pilot error, helicopter crash (jury verdict-no insurance coverage)
$1,500,000 $947,000 $520,000 $33,000 Wrongful death, defective design military aircraft component (settlement)
$900,000 $180,600 $206,461 $25,861 Labor & delivery nurse negligence, wrongful death of baby (settlement)
$850,000 $499,000 $340,000 $11,000 Wrongful death, unprotected elevator shaft, (settlement)
$820,000 $483,000 $328,000 $9,000 Construction site negligence, scaffold collapse, wrongful death (jury trial/settlement)
$550,000 $288,118 $220,000 $41,882 Wrongful death, negligent communication with doctor by hospital (settlement)
$925,000 $658,603 $259,000 $7,397 Wrongful Death from Anoxia, labor and delivery negligence (settlement)
$800,000 $481,149 $266,666 $52,184 Wrongful Death 7 year old child, negligently intubated in ER (settlement)
$776,365 $528,487 $231,354 $16,524 Wrongful death, nurse negligence, hospital negligence (settlement)
$670,000 $390,500 $268,000 $11,500 Wrongful death, delay diagnosing bladder cancer, urologist negligence (jury verdict)
$670,000 $425,196 $223,334 $21,470 Wrongful death, blood loss in delivery, placenta acreta (settlement)
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