Fatal injuries caused as a result of an accident can happen in many different ways, such as road traffic accidents, work injuries or even as a result of a crime of violence.
The estate of the deceased and family members left behind after the death of a loved one will often be entitled to claim compensation.
This blog answers questions from family members of the deceased and provides regular updates and legal tips about what can be claimed and how to go about claiming fatal injury compensation.
Fatal Pedestrian RTA: Killed On Zebra Crossing By Drunk Motorcyclist
UK fatal accident RTA solicitor explains how to claim compensation following the death of a child in a pedestrian RTA following a collision with a drunk motor cycle driver Pedestrian RTA victim question My 15-year-old son was crossing at a zebra crossing. Cars had stopped to let him pass and he was almost to the […]
Fatal Pedestrian Accident Claim: Dependency Bereavement Funeral Costs
UK road traffic accident solicitor explains how to claim compensation for the death of a husband who was a pedestrian in a fatal car accident Wife of fatal car accident victim question My husband was walking in a pedestrian area in Birmingham city centre when a car collided with him causing immediate death. There were […]
Fatal Car accident: RTA Claims By Children Spouses Parents For Death
Find out the types of compensation you can claim for the loss of a family member in a fatal car accident – including bereavement compensation, dependency claims and funeral expenses Parents of fatal car accident victim We have lost our 27 year old son in a car accident which wasn’t his fault. Our son was […]
Medical Negligence Causing Mother’s Death During Child Birth: How Long To Claim
Find out the time periods for children to claim for fatal clinical negligence. Child Of Clinical Negligence Victim Question My mother died at hospital whilst giving birth to me. I am 17 years old and I have only recently found out that there were some hospital errors which caused her death. I was brought up […]
Spouse Children’s Fatal Car Accident Claim In Watford Wembley London
UK road accident solicitor sets out how to claim compensation for the death of a spouse in a car accident in London leaving a husband and young children includes bereavement loss, dependency claim and funeral expenses. Husband Of Deceased Car Accident Victim Question My wife was a front seat passenger travelling in her friend’s car […]
School Bus Child Fatal Accident Claims: Coach Injury Compensation
Can you claim compensation if your child is killed or seriously injured in a school bus or coach accident? Tragically the media is alight with serious road accidents involving school buses and coaches – the most recent being near Braithwaite in the Lake district in Cumbria and prior to that in Warwickshire. Regretfully, collisions involving […]
Coal Miner Lung Problems: Can I Claim Compensation For Father’s Death?
Son of deceased coal miner question My father suffered long term lung problems, he worked for the Coal Board with insufficient breathing apparatus and died in 2001 of: pulmonary oedema, cardiogenic shock, massive myocardial infarction, 2 peripheral vascular disease. One of my father’s friends who also worked in the coal mines has informed me that […]
Claim Compensation By Widow: Death From Coal Miners Pneumoconiosis Bronchitis
UK solicitor explains when a widow can claim compensation for a death caused by coal miners pneumoconiosis and chronic bronchitis from exposure to dust in the pits Widow of deceased coal miner My deceased husband worked for the National Coal Board and later British coal for many years in various different mines in Rochdale, Leeds, […]
Fatal Accident At Work: How To Determine Settlement Amounts Wife/Child
Find out how to determine the proportions of compensation that a wife and children are entitled to following a father’s fatal crushing work accident Fatal work accident question My uncle was killed at work when a lorry crushed him against a concrete pillar. He died leaving a wife and three young children. His wife claimed […]
