Experienced Lawyers in Grand Rapids: Wrongful Death Litigation
When You Lose a Loved One Because of Negligence, You Deserve Compensation
When insurance companies face a claim for compensation following a fatal accident, they switch immediately from working hard to retain their client to working hard to retain their money. Though the personal and financial losses resulting from wrongful death cases are tremendous, insurance companies will nonetheless resist all attempts to collect on applicable insurance coverage.
At the Grand Rapids, Michigan, law firm of Kuiper Orlebeke, our lawyers are experienced and skilled, they have won millions of dollars from insurance companies for hundreds of seriously injured clients and families who have lost family members because of another party's negligence or wrongdoing.
Insurers employ professionals to keep payouts low following fatal accidents. If you plan to pursue a wrongful death claim, contact an experienced wrongful death attorney at Kuiper Orlebeke. Call 616.454.3700 or 866.719.4654.
When fatal accidents occur, there are numerous steps in pursuing a claim for compensation, including:
- Working with investigators and accident reconstructionists from the early stages of your claim
- Interviewing witnesses
- Requesting police records and 911 reports
- Working with doctors and coroners
- Working with computers graphics experts and other professionals to prepare a settlement brochure
- Helping you prepare court-mandated testimony regarding your loss
- Working with medical experts to determine the likelihood of the deceased's life span prior to the accident, and to assess the resulting economic losses
Examples of wrongful death cases handled by our attorney team:
- We represented clients who lost two family members in an accident involving a negligent 18-wheeler driver. We worked with a broad range of specialists, quickly prepared the case for negotiations and obtained multiple seven-figure awards in a matter of months.
- We represented a family who was seriously injured while pulling into their own driveway. Within months we settled the case for multiple six-figure amounts.
- Attorney and partner Tom Kuiper handled a case in which a mother and daughter were killed by a drunk driver who had just left a bar and crossed the road's center line. This complex case involved multiple defendants, including the drunk driver's insurance company, the bar that served the driver and the bar's insurer. The case settled for a significant victory.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding a fatal accident and your options for filing a wrongful death claim, contact Kuiper Orlebeke. We offer free initial consultations, accept credit cards, are available for evening and weekend appointments, and are conveniently located next to the Amway Hotel and Rosa Parks Circle. To contact us, call 616.454.3700 or 866.719.4654.
