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Interviewer: <\/b>How often do wrongful death cases go to court? Should someone expect there to be a fight?<\/p>\n

Stephen Boutros: <\/b>It depends on how clear the liability is. The damage in a death case is the most objective damage there is. The person is dead, they\u2019re gone, their soul has left their body. Death is the most objective damage. There\u2019s no argument like in some catastrophic injury cases where defense lawyers and their doctor say, \u201cOh, this person is going to get better or they\u2019re not really suffering that bad\u201d. So the fight on the death cases usually becomes over liability.<\/p>\n

The Majority of Wrongful Death Cases are Very Hard to Value and Painful for the Claimant<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interviewer: <\/b>Do cases differ with age if it\u2019s a child compared to someone who\u2019s maybe a senior citizen or elderly, even adult?<\/p>\n

Stephen Boutros: <\/b>That\u2019s exactly the argument that insurance companies would make when a child that\u2019s five days old dies, he\u2019s not worth as much as the one that\u2019s 5-year old, which is a greedy, evil argument that I don\u2019t think normal people would pay heed to. If you\u2019re the parent of a child that died after five days, that can be extremely painful and they say that it\u2019s less painful because the child didn\u2019t live 5-years and you didn\u2019t know the child for 5-years, you only knew the child for five days. That\u2019s a nonsensical and wicked argument. Your child is part of your flesh and blood. It\u2019s the loss of life that\u2019s related to you. That\u2019s something that juries would have to consider. A lot of times, these cases are very hard to value and it\u2019s painful.<\/p>\n

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Stephen Boutros<\/b>\u00a0has dedicated over 27 years to advocating for the rights of victims. He focuses on aggressively seeking justice and ensuring that victims of personal injury receive the fullest possible compensation for their injuries and suffering.<\/p>\n

Call For Free Consultation\u00a0(713) 425-4300<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

Insurance Companies Try Their Level Best to Save As Much of their Money as Possible<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interviewer: <\/b>Do a lot of people find it acceptable that insurance companies can put a price on life based on age or whatever?<\/p>\n

Stephen Boutros: <\/b>Those people are in business to keep their money and we\u2019re in business to make sure that that money is distributed to victims of death and catastrophic injury.<\/p>\n

The Qualities to Look for When Retaining An Attorney for a Wrongful Death Claim<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interviewer: <\/b>What sort of qualities in an attorney do you think that someone should be looking for when it comes to wrongful deaths?<\/p>\n

Stephen Boutros: <\/b>First and foremost, you should never ever hire an attorney on a personal injury or wrongful death case who is not board certified and personal injury trial law. That\u2019s like going to see a family doctor when you have a severe heart issue. You need to go see a specialist, the cardiologist. To hire an attorney who is not board certified in personal injury trial law is not wise because whether you hire me or another board certified lawyer. You need to hire someone who has been certified by the State Bar of Texas and is specialized in this area of law successfully.<\/p>\n

It is Imperative to Hire a Board Certified Lawyer for a Wrongful Death Suit<\/strong><\/p>\n

To become board certified, you have to try the minimum number of jury trials; you have to have recommendations from defense lawyers and judges. Defense lawyers you tried cases against and judges you tried cases in front of so that you\u2019ve established a level of competence and you have to pass a very difficult written board exam that in my estimation, was 3 times harder than the bar exam. 3 times more difficult than the bar exam. You should never hire a lawyer that\u2019s not board certified.<\/p>\n

Wrongful Death Cases Should be Handled with Sensitivity, Care and Legal Expertise<\/strong><\/p>\n

You should come and hire my firm, Stephen Boutros, LTD.\u00a0 I\u2019ll handle a death case with the appropriate sensitivity, sincere care and legal expertise that people deserve when dealing with such a painful incident in their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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