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Wrongful Death Attorneys
If you’re seeking a wrongful death attorney, it is important to work with one whom you feel comfortable with and who can be sensitive to the details of your case. The Davis Kelin Law Firm handles a wide range of wrongful death cases and we are sensitive to the fact that this is most likely one of the toughest times you’ve ever been faced with.
Victims of Violent Crimes
Crime victims – even deceased victims – may have suffered from aggravated assault or battery, murder, voluntary or involuntary manslaughter, abandonment or abuse of a child, stalking or kidnapping – the list goes on.
A “victim” of a crime may not necessarily be limited to the victim; but also the victim’s family and dependents, including any individual who assumes funeral or medical expenses. The effects are numerous and can be very detrimental. Regardless of the outcome of the criminal prosecution, crime victims and their families can file a civil lawsuit against the offender.
Do You Have a Wrongful Death Claim?
New Mexico wrongful death cases may include catastrophic injuries, criminal attacks, death due to nursing home negligence, medical mistakes, car or plane accidents, slip and fall, work-related exposure to dangerous conditions or substances, personal injury, medical malpractice, poisoning, drowning, and fire and burn-related incident.
In cases of common law jurisdictions, wrongful death is a claim against a person who can be liable for the death. Brought in a civil action, these types of cases are typically filed by spouses, children, and parents of family members who have died as the result of negligence or carelessness of another. When the case goes to court, damages will be determined based on a pecuniary injury as well as non-economic damages.
Learn about Death In Custody
Death in the custody of local jails, state prisons, or the Federal Bureau of Prisons are well documented. MCI (Morality in Correctional Institutions records data on these deaths).
You have the right as a family member to find out what caused your relative to pass away in prison. You can request an autopsy to find out the true cause. You may be able to sue if the prison where your relative died was responsible. If you loved one was not receiving adequate treatment you could have legal recourse against the state itself where the prison is located.
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inmate dies in jail everyday
12
average of inmates die each day
958
inmates died in local jails in 2012
4,400
inmates die each year
3,351
inmates died in state prisons in 2012
23
of deaths were caused by heart disease
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Heart disease was the second leading cause of deaths in local jails between 2000 to 2014
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The suicide rate in 2014 was the highest since 2000. 50 inmates committed suicide per 100,000 local jail inmates.
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inmates who died of homicide were being held for violent offenses in 2014
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