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What is your Fatal Car Accident Case Worth?
REVIEWS
We Put Our Clients First!
WE GET RESULTS. OVER $100 Million Recovered
Professional, kind and courteous. Always there to answer your questions. They treat you more like family than just a client. Very happy with the outcome and their service. Would recommend them to anyone needing legal assistance.
- G.V. March 3, 2017
Thank you for standing by me and believing in me. You never gave up on me. When the odds were against me and I felt I didn’t have a chance, you kept reassuring me not to give up hope. I still can’t believe the amount after the deposition. I felt I didn’t stand a chance. You are the most amazing person and I am indebted to you forever! To my hard working attorney
– P.S., Oct 14, 2016
Thank you again for your diligence, persistence and all of your assistance with this matter. My daughter and I greatly appreciate everything you invested to resolve this matter for us!
– T.M., Sep 2, 2016
Leonard Law Firm went beyond the norm to ensure our case was settled. He was an exemplary lawyer whose services were a nice welcome considering all the aggravation my wife and I would have gone through had he not covered all aspects of our case. We are so thankful to him and his office. His knowledge of the case set our lives at ease. He was relentless until the case was fully settled and all was in our favor. Thank you so much. We highly recommend his office to anyone.
- E. and M., Jul 26, 2016
I just wanted to say thank you to you and Mr. Leonard. I truly appreciate the professionalism and outstanding customer service we received.
– D.M., Jul 20, 2016
Experienced Fatal Car Accident Lawyers That Get Results
Our team of lawyers have over 35 years of experience, extensive resources, and proven results that you can trust. Todd J. Leonard is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, has a Superb 10.0 Rating from Avvo, and was selected by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” for Civil Litigation. He has been honored to be selected by his peers for the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers®, and his tremendous success has earned him a lifetime membership to the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
We take great pride in being there for our clients when they need us the most. We will do everything in our power to obtain the BEST possible result for you.
A Legacy of Excellence
New Jersey Certified Trial Lawyer
At the Todd J. Leonard Law Firm, we take our commitment to clients seriously. Todd Leonard proudly carries on the legacy of his father as he provides compassionate but relentless personal injury representation for his clients, offering both exceptional service and proven results.
We take great pride in being there for clients when they need us the most. We will do everything in our power to obtain the BEST possible result for you.
A Legacy of Excellence
New Jersey Certified Trial Lawyer
At the Todd J. Leonard Law Firm, we take our commitment to clients seriously. Todd Leonard proudly carries on the legacy of his father as he provides compassionate but relentless personal injury representation for his clients, offering both exceptional service and proven results.
We take great pride in being there for clients when they need us the most. We will do everything in our power to obtain the BEST possible result for you.
We Handle Fatal Car Accident Cases
When a loved one dies in a fatal car accident caused by another driver’s negligence, the victim’s family may file a personal injury wrongful death lawsuit to hold the negligent party accountable for the financial and emotional losses.
Determining liability for a fatal car accident is a complex and difficult process. After an accident, it is important for the parties involved to obtain contact information from any witnesses present at the scene. This can help the police investigation. When recklessness or carelessness was involved in a fatal accident, a claim for negligence exists.
In New Jersey, family members may file a wrongful death lawsuit if the individual who died in the accident was no more than 50 percent at-fault for the accident. That means that any compensation recovered as a result of the accident is reduced by the percentage of fault assigned to the deceased driver.
Types of car crashes
Every car accident is unique. However, there are a number of common kinds of car accidents that may result in fatalities:
- Single car accidents
- Head-on collisions
- Side impact crashes
- Rear-end crashes
- Rollovers
- Multi-vehicle crashes
- Commercial vehicle crashes
- Reckless driving
- Speeding
- Road rage
- Distracted driving
- DWI/DUI
- Driving while fatigued
- Auto-defects
If negligence was involved in the fatal car accident, the plaintiff may be entitled to compensation for losses and damages that include the following:
- Loss of guidance for children
- Loss of advice/companionship
- Lost wages
- Lost income
- Lost health benefits
- Medical expenses
- Funeral and burial costs
- Loss of future income
- Conscious pain and suffering of victim
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a report on Americans' driving habits from March to September 2020 and found some disturbing trends. Traffic deaths rose, fewer drivers and passengers wore their seat belts and more drivers who were injured in car accidents had drugs or alcohol in their system..
Despite fewer drivers on US roads, a larger share of drivers engaged in risky behaviors such as speeding or driving under the influence. Highway deaths surged as a result. During the first nine months of 2020, over 28,190 people died in car accidents -- an increase of 4.6% from the same period in 2019, when 26,941 people died, according to separate NHTSA report.
Risky driving and fatal crashes surged in 2020, even with fewer drivers on the road, a new report finds
Even though fewer people were driving during the first six months of the pandemic, riskier driving surged, leading to a troubling uptick in fatal crashes, preliminary data shows.
The pain of living with the death of a family member is devastating. Our law firm will be with you every step of the way, and will fight to get your family the justice they deserve. If you lost a loved one in a car accident due to the negligence or recklessness of another person or entity, call the experienced New Jersey wrongful death attorneys at the Todd J. Leonard Law Firm.
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