Fatal Accidents

Grand Rapids, Michigan Wrongful Death Attorneys

When manufacturers, employers, drivers, or government agencies engage in reckless, negligent behavior, they can be held financially liable for fatalities that result. In most cases involving wrongful death, the issue isn't necessarily whether or not someone directly caused the death of someone else; rather, the issue is foreseeability and whether a party should have foreseen inherent dangers in their actions. At the law office of Howard, P.C., our lawyers work with accident investigators, forensic specialists, medical experts, and other professionals in exposing gross negligence on the part of manufacturers, employers, doctors, drivers, and others who cause fatal accidents.

We have the tools and experience needed to uncover safety violations, design flaws, medical malpractice, and reckless endangerment that results in fatalities. To schedule a free consultation to discuss your case, contact wrongful death attorneys at Howard, P.C. today.

When Negligence Results in Fatalities

The law office of Howard, P.C. represents surviving family members of people killed in accidents involving the following:

• Car accidents - rollovers
• Truck accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Drunk driving accidents
• Boat Accidents
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Accidents
• Fires - LPG risks
• OSHA violations - work fatalities
• Construction accidents
• Medical malpractice
• Product defects
• Physical assaults due to inadequate security
• Dangerous drug and Food Interactions
• Plane Accidents - Airline Claims

Assessing Liability - Assigning Responsibility for Fatal Accidents

In wrongful death cases, accountability for a fatality is often a function of whether a party violated a duty of care in failing to take preventative action in the face of foreseeable risks and dangers. For instance, a manufacturer of a gas-powered camping heater should label their product to indicate it must only be used outdoors. Failure to properly label the heater ignores a foreseeable circumstance where someone uses the heater indoors, unaware of dangers associated with carbon monoxide poisoning. Here, the manufacturer has ignored a foreseeable danger, thereby failing a duty of care towards customers.

Don't Assume an Accident Couldn't Have Been Prevented

Too often, those responsible for a fatal accident deny any culpability. That's why our lawyers work with experienced investigators and specialists in order to recreate what happened and expose negligence that results in fatality. If you've lost a family member in a fatal accident, contact wrongful death attorneys at Howard, P.C. today to schedule a free consultation to discuss your case.