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Wrongful Death Attorneys

Negligent acts account for 500,000 deaths each year. Hamill Law Offices is committed to the protection of all victims of wrongdoing resulting in wrongful death. Surviving families: spouses and children depend on the income that a premature death deprives them of in addition to the loss of love and companionship.

We Will Review your case for free - If we accept your case submission, we will give you our opinion usually within a short time period, of the merits of your case. If we cannot help you, there is NO FEE.

The first crucial step is to preserve the evidence and conduct an immediate investigation to secure the liability phase of the claim. We will do that for you. You will also need to have a probate representative appointed to obtain the records so it is important to contact your attorney at the earliest possible stage so that crucial records are obtained and secured. We will also do that for you.

Wrongful Death Statute MGL 229 s 2

Section 2. A person who (1) by his negligence causes the death of a person, or (2) by willful, wanton or reckless act causes the death of a person under such circumstances that the deceased could have recovered damages for personal injuries if his death had not resulted, or (3) operates a common carrier of passengers and by his negligence causes the death of a passenger, or (4) operates a common carrier of passengers and by his willful, wanton or reckless act causes the death of a passenger under such circumstances that the deceased could have recovered damages for personal injuries if his death had not resulted, or (5) is responsible for a breach of warranty arising under Article 2 of chapter one hundred and six which results in injury to a person that causes death, shall be liable in damages in the amount of: (1) the fair monetary value of the decedent to the persons entitled to receive the damages recovered, as provided in section one, including but not limited to compensation for the loss of the reasonably expected net income, services, protection, care, assistance, society, companionship, comfort, guidance, counsel, and advice of the decedent to the persons entitled to the damages recovered; (2) the reasonable funeral and burial expenses of the decedent; (3) punitive damages in an amount of not less than five thousand dollars in such case as the decedent’s death was caused by the malicious, willful, wanton or reckless conduct of the defendant or by the gross negligence of the defendant; except that (1) the liability of an employer to a person in his employment shall not be governed by this section, (2) a person operating a railroad shall not be liable for negligence in causing the death of a person while walking or being upon such railroad contrary to law or to the reasonable rules and regulations of the carrier and (3) a person operating a street railway or electric railroad shall not be liable for negligence for causing the death of a person while walking or being upon that part of the street railway or electric railroad not within the limits of a highway. A person shall be liable for the negligence or the willful, wanton or reckless act of his agents or servants while engaged in his business to the same extent and subject to the same limits as he would be liable under this section for his own act. Damages under this section shall be recovered in an action of tort by the executor or administrator of the deceased. An action to recover damages under this section shall be commenced within three years from the date of death, or within three years from the date when the deceased’s executor or administrator knew, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known of the factual basis for a cause of action, or within such time thereafter as is provided by section four, four B, nine or ten of chapter two hundred and sixty.

Contingency Fee Contract - All of our Medical cases are taken on a Contingent fee basis. That means you pay no fee or costs unless/untill we win your case for you.

Our clients have successfully collected tens of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for injuries caused by medical negligence. If you have been injured by a Doctors Negligence, please contact us for a free case evaluation. One of our clients settled a birth injury claim for $7,000,000.