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If your loved one has died because of the defendant’s negligent actions, you or a designated representative may be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit to recover compensation for “pecuniary damages”. The term “pecuniary injuries” includes money, goods, and services received by the next of kin of the deceased.

When there are surviving children, it also includes the instruction, moral training, and superintendence of education that the children would have received from the deceased parent. “Pecuniary injuries” has also been held to include the loss of consortium by the surviving spouse, the loss of a minor child’s society by the parents, the loss of an unmarried adult child’s society by the parents, the loss of a parent’s society by an adult child, and the proven loss of a sibling’s society.

The Survival Act of Illinois allows an appointed representative of decedent’s estate to recover compensation for damages incurred while the plaintiff was alive after an injury for things like medical expenses, lost earnings, pain and suffering.

For more information on how to determine if you or a loved one’s estate is owed compensation after a car accident, call our office for advice from experienced car accident lawyers in Joliet.

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Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates is a diverse practice focused on accident victims. We provide skilled legal representation in the following areas in Joliet:

Car Accidents
Workers’ Compensation
Trucking Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death
Nursing Home Abuse
Construction Accidents
Birth Injuries
Slip and Falls
Dog Bites

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Horwitz Horwitz & Associates - personal injury attorney joliet