We trust doctors, nurses, and hospitals to provide quality, timely and meticulous medical care. Unfortunately, healthcare professionals sometimes deviate from the standard of care required. For example, mistakes in evaluating a patient’s condition, administering anesthesia, or failing to give the correct dosages of medication cause thousands of wrongful deaths each year. Unfortunately for victims, medical errors are difficult and costly to prove, and require an extensive effort on the part of the attorneys.

Wrongful death cases arise from a variety of circumstances including vehicle crashes, medical malpractice, dangerous or defective products, workplace and job-related mishaps, and construction site accidents. Florida Wrongful Death Lawyers Shapiro, Golman, Babboni and Walsh specialize in cases involving wrongful death in vehicle accident situations. Whatever the cause, Shapiro, Goldman, Babboni, and Walsh  are here to help.

All states authorize surviving family members to be compensated for both economic and non-economic losses, including loss of financial support, love, care, comfort, supervision, guidance, household assistance and general society. Some states also allow surviving family members to be compensated for their personal grief and suffering. Who is entitled to sue and the damages that can be sought vary from state to state and are controlled by written statutes.