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If You Have Lost a Loved One Due to Someone Else's Actions, You Need the Best Attorneys Representing You

There is nothing more painful than the loss of someone you love. Even more tragic is when that loss is the direct result of the negligence or malicious intent of another.

It happens every day in Vermont and New Hampshire; pedestrians are struck by reckless drivers, people are fatally wounded by gunfire due to mistaken identity, and patients are misdiagnosed by doctors. When any one of these scenarios causes the death of the injured person, it qualifies as a case of wrongful death – any unnatural death caused by the unintentional or intentional act of another.

You need one of the experts at Van Dorn & Curtiss fighting for the compensation you deserve. Our firm has years of experience trying and winning wrongful death cases in Eastern Vermont and Western New Hampshire.

Our reputation for our aggressive style and skill in the courtroom is well known. That’s why other law firms will refer wrongful death cases to us when they realize that they don’t have the resources or the experience to litigate them. Don’t trust just any attorney to recover the damages that you deserve in order to regain control of your life after such a tragedy; trust Van Dorn & Curtiss. Our winning record speaks for itself.

Our Goal is Not to Meet Your Expectations. Our Goal is to Exceed Your Expectations. 

The experts at Van Dorn & Curtiss realize that nothing can replace a lost loved one; however, we know how financially and emotionally devastating such a loss can be.

A wrongful death lawsuit not only brings a sense of justice, but it also recovers necessary financial compensation. Medical bills alone can be staggering, especially if the victim was also a source of family income.  Claims covered by a wrongful death case include medical and funeral costs, lost wages (including future earnings), lost benefits, lost inheritance, pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of support or companionship, general damages, and punitive damages. 

The legal team at Van Dorn & Curtiss is well versed in the particulars of wrongful death litigation.  For instance, we have mastered the ability to prove malicious intent in order to recover punitive damages, and our consistency in recovering generous jury awards reflects this.

Our legal team also understands that wrongful death laws vary from state to state, and a plaintiff must act quickly. The statute of limitations in Vermont is two years and in New Hampshire it’s three years. Van Dorn & Curtiss has the expertise and connections necessary to plan your legal course of action and recruit experts to testify as to the negligence of the defendant.

Litigating a wrongful death suit must be done quickly, and our law firm has the knowledge and skill to work against time constraints. We are not afraid to try high pressure cases and enjoy taking cases to court and winning large jury verdicts. We are satisfied only when you have recovered fair and just compensation for your loss, and we won’t settle for anything less.

All Law Firms are Not Created Equal. 

The attorneys at Van Dorn & Curtiss have a well deserved reputation for aggressive pursuit of damages for our clients. If you have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another, we urge you to compare our expertise, extensive services, and winning record with the other law firms out there because we know that we are the best at what we do.

Van Dorn & Curtiss is a full service law firm and we will assist you with all legal issues related to your case for only one contingency fee. We didn’t get our reputation with all talk; we get results for our clients.

Contact Van Dorn & Curtiss today to set up a consultation for your wrongful death claims. We will fight for the compensation you deserve, and we will win. Our attorneys represent clients in Western New Hampshire and Eastern Vermont, including the counties of Caledonia, Cheshire, Coos, Essex, Grafton, Orange, Merrimack, Sullivan, Windham, and Windsor.

If you want aggressive and expert pursuit of your wrongful death claim and full recovery of all damages you are owed, call Van Dorn & Curtiss at 1(877) 611-9622 Trust the lawyers other lawyers trust, and call Van Dorn & Curtiss today. 

Blog for Wrongful Death

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Library for Wrongful Death:

• Wrongful Death Facts and Statistics   
  Description: Negligence and other wrong doing leads to thousands of avoidable fatalities every year.These tragedies can and should be prevented. The lawyers at Van Dorn & Curtiss have extensive experience helping families who suffer these tragedies.
• EPA Value of Statistical Life Analysis [PDF]   
  Description: This EPA study assesses the value of human life in this country by comparing the cost of regulations that save lives to the number of lives saved by the regulation
• Legal Memo Re Admissability of EPA Study on the Value of Life   
  Description: This is a legal memoranda analyzing the admissability into evidence in a Vermont Superior Court product liability wrongful death case of an EPA study conducted to determine the value of human life in this country based on a comparison of the cost of regulations and the number of lives saved by the regulation.
• News Article Re EPA Study on the Value of LIfe   
  Description: This is a news article re an EPA study regularly conducted to determine the average value of life in this country based on a comparison of the cost of regulation and the number of lives saved.

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