{"id":276,"date":"2022-08-26T11:20:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T15:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?p=276"},"modified":"2022-09-23T11:24:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T15:24:30","slug":"how-damages-work-in-a-florida-wrongful-death-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/how-damages-work-in-a-florida-wrongful-death-case\/","title":{"rendered":"How Damages Work in a Florida Wrongful Death Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Americans enjoy a rather long life expectancy at around 79 years old, but accidents are a common reason that this duration may be cut short. According to the<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/injury\/wisqars\/pdf\/leading_causes_of_injury_deaths_highlighting_unintentional_2018-508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(CDC), almost 214,000 people are killed every year because of unintentional injuries, many of which are preventable. There is a common assumption that car accidents are a top cause of fatalities, and motor vehicle collisions do rank high. However, with the opioid crisis and widespread availability of fentanyl, unintentional poisonings take the #1 spot.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Losing a loved one is tragic, but the resulting financial implications affect your life in ways you did not expect. Florida wrongful death laws do provide you with legal remedies, so you may qualify to recover compensation after a horrific accident. A<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/wrongful-death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Miami wrongful death lawyer<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0will handle all important legal tasks, and some information on monetary damages is also helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Compensation in Fatal Accident Claims<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/how-damages-work-in-a-florida-wrongful-death-case\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading How Damages Work in a Florida Wrongful Death Case\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americans enjoy a rather long life expectancy at around 79 years old, but accidents are a common reason that this duration may be cut short. 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