{"id":757,"date":"2024-04-09T13:15:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T17:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/?p=757"},"modified":"2024-04-09T13:15:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T17:15:41","slug":"how-to-get-compensation-for-wrongful-death-after-a-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/how-to-get-compensation-for-wrongful-death-after-a-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Compensation For Wrongful Death After a Car Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-9-24-Wrongful-Death-Lawsuit-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"4-9-24-Wrongful-Death-Lawsuit-300x200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-9-24-Wrongful-Death-Lawsuit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-9-24-Wrongful-Death-Lawsuit-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-9-24-Wrongful-Death-Lawsuit-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-9-24-Wrongful-Death-Lawsuit.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Few fatal car accidents can be anticipated, but many have causes that can and should be attributed to somebody other than the victim. Wrongful death lawsuits give New York families an opportunity to both reclaim their financial independence and to ensure that a wrongdoer is held accountable for a loved one\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Understanding Wrongful Death Claims<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In New York, a wrongful death is defined as any death caused by a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/laws\/EPT\/5-4.1\">wrongful act, neglect or default<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/how-to-get-compensation-for-wrongful-death-after-a-car-accident\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading How to Get Compensation For Wrongful Death After a Car Accident\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few fatal car accidents can be anticipated, but many have causes that can and should be attributed to somebody other than the victim. Wrongful death lawsuits give New York families an opportunity to both reclaim their financial independence and to ensure that a wrongdoer is held accountable for a loved one\u2019s death. Understanding Wrongful Death [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,39,14,16,4,32,36,5,12,29,7],"tags":[37,40,11,18,44,46,9,10,19,20,45,38,17,25,43,41,34,47],"class_list":["post-757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-atv-accident","category-bicycle-accident","category-boat-accident","category-bus-accident","category-car-accident","category-motorcycle-accident","category-pedestrian-accident","category-personal-injury","category-railroad-accidents","category-truck-accident","category-wrongful-death","tag-attorney","tag-bicycle-injury-lawyer","tag-buffalo","tag-car-accident","tag-compensation","tag-emotional-distress","tag-injury","tag-lawyer","tag-liability","tag-mediation","tag-pain-and-suffering","tag-personal-injury","tag-physical-therapy","tag-rochester","tag-safety","tag-tips","tag-truck-accident","tag-wrongful-death"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Get Compensation For Wrongful Death After a Car Accident &#8212; Buffalo Personal Injury Lawyer News &#8212; April 9, 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Few fatal car accidents can be anticipated, but many have causes that can and should be attributed to somebody other than the victim. 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