Experience representing families after a fatal crash.
Tim Richardson served with co-counsel for the plaintiffs in Baker v. Amazon Logistics, Inc., federal litigation arising from a fatal tractor-trailer collision. Richardson Law Group handles personal injury and wrongful death inquiries from its Covington office.
Who has the right to bring a claim?
Louisiana law gives specified surviving relatives the right to bring a wrongful death action, in an order of priority. A surviving spouse or child has a different position from a parent or sibling. The family relationships and surviving relatives must be established before deciding who can bring the claim.
Related claims can address different losses. A lawyer should explain the claims available to the family and the evidence each requires.
What to have available
The incident date, location, and a brief account are enough to begin an inquiry. Keep any incident report, death certificate, insurance letters, and medical-provider information available. You do not need to locate every document before calling.
Ask about deadlines promptly. Wrongful death, survival, and medical malpractice claims have distinct timing rules. Discussions with an insurer should not be assumed to extend the time to act.
See Louisiana Civil Code article 2315.2. The applicable deadline requires advice about the individual claim.