Wrongful Death & Fatal Accidents

When someone dies as a result of another person or entity’s negligence, carelessness, or recklessness (intentional or unintentional), a wrongful death claim may be filed. Whether the death occurs because of an automobile accident, workplace injury, or instance of nursing home neglect or medical malpractice, a claim for compensation may be a proper response of family members.

In most wrongful death cases, some family members and the estate are able to claim for damages for the decedent’s lost wages, pain and suffering prior to death, and the expenses of medical treatment and a funeral. Certain family survivors may file for individual compensation as well, claiming loss of the relationship and emotional distress.

If you have lost a loved one due to another’s negligence, Murphy & Associates will consult with you for free regarding your case. We are experienced and well-prepared to seek your fair and just settlement and compensation.

Blog for Wrongful Death & Fatal Accidents

• Single Car Accident Kills One Passenger And Critically Wounds Another | Atlanta Personal Injury Attorney
• Deer Causes Fatal Car Accident | Fatal Car Accident | Douglasville Accident Attorney
• Victim of Hit and Run Accident Passes Away from Injuries | Douglasville Accident Attorn
• Record Low for Memorial Day Accidents in Georgia | Douglasville Car Accident Attorney
• Construction Truck Accident in Atlanta, Georgia | Douglasville Accident Lawyer
• Two Car Collision Leaves One Dead | Atlanta Georgia
• Former Georgia Tech Football Star Killed In One Car Accident | Atlanta Personal Injury Attorney
• Suspect in Carjacking Involved in Fatal Car Accident on I-20 | Douglasville Injury Lawyer
• Wrong-way Driver Charged for Fatal Accident | Douglasville Injury Attorney
• Wrong-way Driver Causes Fatal Accident on Interstate 20 | Atlanta Accident Attorney
• Train Strikes Two Teens in Cobb County | Douglasville Accident Attorney
• Fatal Tire Accident in Dekalb County, Georgia | Douglasville Accident Attorney
• Seven People Involved in One Car Accident: One Killed | Atlanta Fatal Accident Attorney
• Warner Robins Resident Involved in Fatal Accident | Douglasville Accident Attorney
• Two Car Collision Leaves One Deceased | | Douglasville Accident Attorney
• Five Victims Involved in Fatal Auto Accident | Douglasville Accident Lawyer
• Two Vehicle Accident - One Fatality and Three Injured in Gainesville, Georgia
• Macon Resident Involved in Fatal Accident on Interstate 75
• Weather May Be Cause of Carroll County Sheriff Deputy’s Death | West Georgia Accident Lawyer
• Texting May Be Cause of Fatal Pedestrian Accident | Atlanta Pedestrian Accident Lawyer

Library for Wrongful Death & Fatal Accidents:

• Fatal Auto Accident Involving Two Minor Children in Georgia | Georgia Fatal Auto Accident Lawyer [PDF]   
  Description: On Friday, November 6, 2009, a fatal car accident occurred near Louisville, Georgia. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Miller Lee Smith, Jr., thirty three years of age, was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide and many other charges after he wrecked his vehicle while fleeing from police. The fatal auto accident took the life of his two year old daughter and injured his three year old son. Murphy & Associates handles fatal car accident and wrongful death cases in surrounding areas of Georgia, and we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victims. If you have lost a loved one, and have questions with regards to negligence, please contact our firm at (770) 577-3020. We offer of a free consultation with no obligation.
• Fatal Auto Accidents and Grieving the Loss of a Loved One [PDF]   
  Description: In my new book “Fatal Auto Accidents, Grief and Wrongful Death”, I discuss some of what people experience when they suddenly lose a loved one and counseling resources available Call 1-800-503-7598 or email me at JmurphyAssociates@gmail.com to order a free copy of the book.
• Georgia Man Killed in Baldwin County Car Wreck | Metro Atlanta Attorney for Fatal Accidents   
  Description: An auto accident involving two small trucks resulted in fatality for a man from Gray, GA, on Saturday, according to Julie Hubbard of the Macon.com website. At Murphy & Associates, we represent families who have lost loved ones in fatal car accidents, and our thoughts and sympathies are with the family and friends of James Ramsey as they mourn his wrongful death. Please let us know if there is any service you would like us to offer you for free. 770-577-3020.
• Friends and Family Mourn Wrongful Death of 6-Year-Old at Funeral | Atlanta Accident Attorney   
  Description: Six-year-old Morgan Johnson touched the lives of parents, teachers, and classmates before being tragically killed on Easter in a fatal car accident caused by a hit-and-run driver, according to Megan Matteucci of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Monday, April 27, 2009, friends and family, classmates and teachers gathered to honor her life and mourn her wrongful death.
• Two Alabama Athletes Involved in a Fatal Car Accident   
  Description: In Maplesville, Alabama, two Faulkner University football players, Teirson Hollis and Ryne Wilhite, died instantly when their vehicle struck an 18 wheeler truck on Highway 82 in Chilton County, Alabama. Murphy & Associates handles fatal car accident cases in surrounding areas of Georgia and Alabama, and we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Teirson Hollis and Ryne Wilhite. If you have lost a loved one, please contact our firm at (770) 577-3020. We offer a free consultation with no obligation.
• Multi-Vehicle Accident in Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Accident Attorney   
  Description: On Easter Sunday, a multi-vehicle accident sadly claimed the life of five people. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the fatal car accident took the lives of Robert Carter, 39 years of age, Delisia Carter, 38 years of age, and their two minor children. In another vehicle, there was a minor child also killed in the car accident. Murphy & Associates handles car accident cases in surrounding areas of Georgia, and we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victims of this fatal car accident. If you have lost a loved one, please contact our firm at (770) 577-3020. We offer a free consultation with no obligation.
• Woman from Macon Killed in Vehicle-Pedestrian Accident   
  Description: Police in Macon, Georgia, are investigating a car-pedestrian accident that killed Macon resident Carolyn Rhodes Thursday evening, April 2, according to Liz Fabian of the Macon.com website. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Carolyn Rhodes at this difficult time.
• Head-On Collision Kills Taxi Passenger on I-75 in Atlanta | Atlanta Injury Lawyer   
  Description: A head-on collision killed one on I-75 in Atlanta Sunday morning when a wrong-way driver collided with a taxi, according to the WSBTV website. U.S. Air Force member and taxi passenger Stephen Mittuch, 46, of Utah, died after a Ford Taurus crashed into the taxi on the interstate near Moores Mill Rd.
• One Injured and One Killed in Car Accident in Macon, Georgia   
  Description: In Macon, Georgia, two residents, Robert Vaughn Bailey, 33 years of age and Charles Pittman, 32 years of age, were in a terrible car accident near Interstate 16 and Interstate 75 north interchange. Murphy & Associates handles fatal car accident cases in surronding areas of Georgia, and we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Robert Vaughn Bailey. If you have lost a loved one, please contact our firm at (770) 577-3020. We offer a free consultation with no obligation.
• UWG Football Players Involved in Fatal Car Accident | Atlanta Wrongful Death Attorney   
  Description: A Saturday evening car accident on I-85 killed a University of West Georgia football player and seriously injured two other occupants of the vehicle, according to university police and Channel 2 Action News. We at Murphy & Associates represent clients who have lost loved ones in fatal car accidents, and we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victims in this car accident.
• Two Teenagers Killed in Car Accident in Athens, GA   
  Description: Two 16-year-old Cedar Shoals High School students, Kenneth Davis and Robert Burgdoff, were killed March 7, 2009, in a car accident in Athens, GA. Murphy & Associates handles wrongful death car accident cases in surronding areas of Georgia, and we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the students. If you have lost a loved one, please contact our firm at (770) 577-3020. We offer of a free consultation with no obligation.
• Two Georgia Accidents Last Week on Same Night; One Person Killed   
  Description: Tennessee news source website WRCB-TV reported two Georgia accidents that occurred last week, leaving one person dead in Whitfield County. Our law firm handles car accident cases and wrongful death cases, and we express our deepest condolences to the family of John McDermott. We represent clients whose loved ones were injured or killed in car accidents, and our thoughts and sympathies are with you at this difficult time.
• DeKalb County Landfill Accident Kills Worker This Weekend   
  Description: A worker was killed at the DeKalb County Seminole Road Landfill when he fell down a 60-foot-deep shaft on Saturday, according to the 11 Alive website. We express our deepest sympathies to the family of the victim in this incident. We handle wrongful death and fatal accident cases and have worked with families as they experience the indescribable trauma after losing a loved one, and our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
• Fatal Accidents Declined in 40 States in 2008   
  Description: The Atlanta-Journal Constitution recently reported that automobile fatalities declined in 2008 in 40 states, with Georgia among the states that experienced declines. While these statistics serve as good news for Georgians, more efforts still need to made in order to ensure that drivers are as safe as possible from serious accidents, auto accident injuries, and death. To us, one traffic fatality is one too many. If you have experienced the devastating loss of having a loved one die in a fatal car accident, please feel free to call us with any questions you may have. We hope that our free answers to your questions may offer some help to you at this difficult time. 770-577-3020.
• Athens, Georgia, Woman Dies in Alabama Car Accident   
  Description: A Limestone County, Alabama, car accident claimed the life of a woman from Athens, Georgia, Tuesday afternoon, according to Jean Cole of the E-News Courier website. We represent clients who have experienced the devastating loss of having loved ones die in fatal car accidents, and we express our deepest sympathies to the family of Carrie Cook. Although this accident involved only one vehicle, we often hear from victims of car crashes involving two or more vehicles. If you have been injured or lost a loved one in a multi-vehicle accident in the state of Georgia, please feel free to call us with any questions you would like to have answered for free.
• Man Who Fled Scene of Fatal Effingham County Accident Arrested in Rincon, GA   
  Description: The man who allegedly fled the scene of a fatal Effingham County accident on New Year's Day has finally been located and arrested, according to the Effingham Herald online. Our law firm handles wrongful death and fatal accident cases in which drivers or other parties fled the scene of the accident. If you have faced the indescribable trauma of losing a loved one in an accident, please feel free to call us with your most important questions. We will consult with you for free with compassion and professionalism.
• Two Killed in Jefferson County, Alabama, Crashes Over Weekend   
  Description: Two Jefferson County, Alabama, accidents turned fatal this weekend for a 49-year-old woman from Birmingham and a 43-year-old man from McCalla, according to Jeremy Gray of The Birmingham News online. We express our deepest sympathies for the families of the victims of these fatal crashes. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you or if you have any questions you would like answered for free. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
• Pendergrass Accident Takes Two Lives in Jackson County   
  Description: Two people were killed in a Pendergrass area car wreck that stalled Jackson County traffic on I-85 Tuesday afternoon, according to Katie Highsmith of the Access North Georgia website. We express our deepest sympathies to the families of the victims in this tragic accident. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
• Huntsville Auto Accident Kills 16-Year-Old Girl   
  Description: An early morning auto accident killed one person in Huntsville, Alabama, on Research Park Boulevard near Dan Tibbs Road, according to Kim Albright of the Al.com (Everything Alabama) website. If it is determined that the truck was at-fault in the accident, the family of Whitney Stover may wish to file a wrongful death claim. Whatever they choose to do, our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you or any questions you would like answered for free. 770-577-3020.
• Mobile, Alabama, Teen Killed On Four-Wheeler When Struck by Car   
  Description: An accident involving a car and a four-wheeler turned fatal Sunday afternoon when a teenager from Mobile, Alabama, was hit by a car, according to Mark R. Kent of the Al.com (Everything Alabama) website. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Dillian Odom as they mourn his wrongful death. We express our deepest condolences to you at this difficult time. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you or any questions we can answer for you for free.

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Case Results for Wrongful Death & Fatal Accidents:

• $670,000.00 Six Hundred and Seventy Thousand Dollars | Wrongful Death Verdict | Carroll County Georgia

Awarded: $670,000.00

Web Resources for Wrongful Death & Fatal Accidents:

• Carroll County Resident Involved in Fatal Car Crash | Fatal Accident Attorney

  Description: According to Times-Georgian, a Carroll County resident was involved in a single vehicle car crash. The car accident occurred on New Hope Church Road in Carrollton. Murphy & Associates handles fatal car accident and wrongful death cases in surrounding areas of Georgia, and we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Jason Miles. If you have lost a loved one, and have questions with regards to negligence, please contact our firm at (770) 577-3020. We offer of a free consultation with no obligation.

• Georgia Residents Killed in North Augusta Car Accident | Car Accident Attorney

  Description: Early Sunday Morning on August 2, 2009, a three-vehicle car crash occurred on U.S. Highway 1, in North Augusta. According to the North Augusta Department of Public Safety, there were two fatalities and three injured victims involved in the car accident. Murphy & Associates handles fatal car accident and wrongful death cases in surrounding areas of Georgia, and we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Anthony Williams and Ms. Erma Harron. If you have lost a loved one, and have questions with regards to negligence, please contact our firm at (770) 577-3020. We offer of a free consultation with no obligation.

• Wrongful Death/Fatal Car Accident on U.S. Highway 27 in Georgia | Wrongful Death Attorney

  Description: Early Monday Morning on July 27, 2009, a vehicle traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 27 was involved in a rollover car accident. Two people were in the vehicle at the time of the accident. As a wrongful death and serious car accident lawyer serving the metro Atlanta area, James Murphy represents victims of car wrecks and families who have lost loved ones in fatal accidents such as this, and he expresses his deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the victims of this accident. If you have lost a loved one or sustained an injury in a car accident, James Murphy will consult with you for free with compassion and professionalism. For free resources, helpful information, and free answers to your important questions, contact James Murphy online or call 770-577-3020.

• Two Fatalities & Six Injured in Gwinnett County Auto Accident

  Description: On Saturday, June 20, 2009 an SUV carrying eight passengers swerved, hitting another vehicle in the adjacent lane. Of the eight traveling in the SUV two were fatalities and the remaining six were hospitalized. Murphy and Associates handles accident cases such as this in which liability is in question. For a free consultation call us at (770)-577-3020.

• Fatal Car Accident in Forsyth County

  Description: On June 16, 2009, a Forsyth County resident was killed when his vehicle went under an 18 wheeler tractor trailer on Highway GA 400. Murphy & Associates handles fatal car accident cases in surrounding areas of Georgia and Alabama, and we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Kyle Palazzo. If you have lost a loved one, please contact our firm at (770) 577-3020.We offer a free consultation with no obligation.

• Fatal Teen Car Wreck in DeKalb County, Georgia

  Description: On June 16, 2009, two teenagers were killed and two others were severely hurt in a fatal car accident on I-285 in DeKalb County, Georgia. Murphy & Associates handles fatal car accident cases in surrounding areas of Georgia and Alabama, and we express our deepest condolences
  to the family and friends of Jordan Makanani and Brandon Phillips. If you have lost a loved one, please contact our firm at (770) 577-3020.
  We offer a free consultation with no obligation.

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$670,000.00 Six Hundred and Seventy Thousand Dollars | Wrongful Death Verdict | Carroll County Georgia

Awarded: $670,000.00

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