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I am an Alabama wrongful death lawyer and attorney who focuses his practice on personal injury and wrongful death. We are centrally located in Birmingham, Alabama so that we may regularly serve the entire state of Alabama conveniently. If you have lost a loved one in an accident or by some other negligent means, you deserve to get full compensation for your lost. Many wrongful death cases settle without going to court for millions of dollars. My firm will vigorously defend your rights and obtain the maximum compensation for your loss. We serve Alabama wrongful death clients throughout the state of Alabama in cities like Birmingham, Hoover, Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia Hills, Fultondale, Gardendale, Huntsville, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Dothan, Mobile, Guntersville, Moody, Leeds, Fort Payne, Boaz, Pell City, Scottsboro, Pelham, Arab, Decatur, Florence, Cullman, and in counties like Jefferson, Shelby St. Clair, Walker, Montgomery, Madison, Escambia and throughout the state of Alabama. If you have lost a loved one as a result of someone's negligence, you owe it to yourself to call a law firm that focuses it's Alabama practice on wrongful death cases. We will not rest until we collect the maximum amount possible under the law. Do not settle a case without first speaking to an Alabama wrongful death lawyer and attorney.

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Alabama Code Section § 6-5-410 is the Alabama Wrongful Death Statute. It states that a wrongful death claim is actionable when a wrongful act, omission, or negligence causes death. The Alabama Code section is listed below for your convenience:

(a) A personal representative may commence an action and recover such damages as the jury may assess in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State of Alabama, and not elsewhere, for the wrongful act, omission, or negligence of any person, persons, or corporation, his or their servants or agents, whereby the death of his testator or intestate was caused, provided the testator or intestate could have commenced an action for such wrongful act, omission, or negligence if it had not caused death.

(b) Such action shall not abate by the death of the defendant, but may be revived against his personal representative and may be maintained though there has not been prosecution, conviction or acquittal of the defendant for the wrongful act, omission, or negligence.

(c) The damages recovered are not subject to the payment of the debts or liabilities of the testator or intestate, but must be distributed according to the statute of distributions.

(d) Such action must be commenced within two years from and after the death of the testator or intestate.

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Posted In: Personal Injury , Wrongful Death

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In Alabama, a two-year statute of limitations applies to wrongful-death actions alleging medical malpractice. This means that you are barred from seeking remedy if you have not filed a claim within two years of the injury. So if a doctor kills your husband by negligently performing some kind of procedure, you have two years from the date of death to file a claim or you can no longer recover for the loss. You should immediately seek out an attorney who focuses their practice on wrongful death, personal injury and/or medical malpractice, if you or someone you know, is involved in a situation where a doctor causes the death of a loved one.

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Posted In: Medical Malpractice , Personal Injury , Wrongful Death

Tags: Statue of Limitations, Wrongful Death Statue of Limitations

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