- 23 + Years Experience
- 10,000 + Clients
Wrongful Death Lawyer in Horry County, SC
If your family member has been killed because of someone else’s negligence or intentional act, Coastal Law, a wrongful death and survival action law firm in Myrtle Beach, SC, will help you recover the maximum compensation that you and your family are entitled to receive under South Carolina law and the facts of your case.
We understand that wrongful death and survival actions are emotionally difficult – you have suffered a terrible loss that was sudden, unexpected, and bewildering.
We also understand that someone is responsible for your loved one’s death, and our job is to hold them accountable to the fullest extent possible under SC law.
Our job as your wrongful death attorney is to handle the legal aspects of this tragedy while you and your family focus on recovery and supporting one another through this crisis.
A Myrtle Beach, SC Wrongful Death Attorney Who Cares
People turn to Coastal Law for help when:
- A family member or loved one is seriously injured or killed due to someone else’s negligence,
- They need someone whom they can trust to fight for them and their family’s best interests,
- The stakes are high, and the insurance companies are likely to fight your claim,
- They need an attorney with deep ties to the local communities in the Grand Strand Area, or
- They need an experienced wrongful death attorney who has successfully handled hundreds of serious personal injury claims in South Carolina courtrooms.
How Coastal Law Can Help You
When you call Coastal Law’s Myrtle Beach, SC, and Conway, SC, wrongful death law firm, we will take the time to meet with you and discuss your case, answer your questions, and allow you to decide whether we are the right law firm to handle your case.
There is no fee for an initial consultation.
Your wrongful death attorney will:
- Meet with you and your family at one of our offices or a location convenient to you,
- Learn about your case and answer your questions,
- Help you to determine whether your family has a valid claim and the likelihood of success,
- Investigate the incident, gathering information from all available sources,
- Identify all possible defendants and sources of recovery,
- Demand compensation from the defendants,
- File a wrongful death lawsuit if the case is not settled, and
- Litigate the case up to and including trial and appeals if full and fair compensation is not paid to the family.
Why Call Coastal Law?
Mike Wells is a wrongful death attorney at Coastal Law Firm with:
- Extensive experience handling serious personal injury cases in Horry County, SC,
- Resources including access to any type of expert witness your case may require and private investigators who will assist in the investigation of your case when needed,
- Four South Carolina offices including offices in Myrtle Beach, SC, Conway, SC, Charleston, SC, and Columbia, SC,
- Deep ties to the local community and familiarity with local courts and court personnel, and
- Compassion for our clients and a desire to help our neighbors in our local communities whenever possible.
How Do Wrongful Death Lawyers Get Paid?
Wrongful death and survival action attorneys, like most accident and personal injury lawyers, are usually paid on a contingency basis.
This means there is no fee to consult us on any personal injury case, including wrongful death actions, and you pay no attorney fees unless and until you are paid after a settlement or verdict at trial.
DID YOU KNOW…?
In cases where someone’s negligence or intentional conduct leads to another person’s death, the personal representative of the deceased individual can file a wrongful death lawsuit for the benefit of the deceased person’s spouse, children, parents, or other heirs, as authorized by SC Code Section 15-51-10.
A survival action is often filed along with a wrongful death lawsuit. Survival actions allow the personal representative of the deceased person’s estate to recover for the deceased person’s “conscious pain and suffering” before their death.
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Over 23+ years, we’ve gained in-depth knowledge of the relevant laws, regulations, and court decisions, which allows us to represent our clients better.
When a drunk driver kills someone on the highway, they will most likely be charged with a criminal offense (felony DUI).
They are also civilly liable for all damage they caused, and the family of the deceased person will file a wrongful death action against the drunk driver to hold them accountable.
Your wrongful death lawyer is more likely to recover a punitive damages award against a drunk driver than in other types of car crashes.
There is no cap on the punitive damages award if we can prove that the drunk driver was 1) under the influence of alcohol or drugs or 2) convicted of a felony resulting from the accident (felony DUI, for example).
For obvious reasons, trucking accidents are more likely than other types of car crashes to result in wrongful death or serious injuries.
Eighteen-wheelers can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds, brake slowly, and can become implements of mass destruction when a driver loses control, load shifts, or equipment fails.
Drivers must operate rigs safely, and trucking companies are responsible for the proper training of their employees. Extensive Laws and regulations govern commercial vehicle maintenance and operation.
As with trucking crashes, wrongful death claims and serious personal injuries resulting from motorcycle crashes are more common than other types of car crashes.
Motorcyclists are at higher risk of injury or death in a crash, although this is not admissible in court.
Drivers must watch out for motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians. They are responsible for any harm, including wrongful death, if they fail in this duty. Look twice. Save a life!
In a wrongful death lawsuit, the recoverable damages may include:
- Medical expenses
- Lost future wages
- Lost benefits
- Funeral expenses
- Mental anguish
- Loss of companionship, consortium & society
- Financial losses from the death of a spouse, the deceased’s pain and suffering before death
- Punitive damages when appropriate.
