Q: What to do when you have just found out you have only 4 months to file a big and maybe federal wrongful death suit?
My husband died, Navy, training accident. 2004. Found out about 10 years later, it was a lot worse than I was told. I wasn’t sure where to go to get help and I want sure of the statutes etc. I ended up finding out that our daughter can still file. Because she was so little when it happened, she has two years after turning 18 and before turning 20. His daughter, our daughter is 19, right now. The last few guys that sued for the exact same thing, and it no where near as bad and what they did to my husband and they got 45 million dollars. I just don’t know what kind of lawyer I need. This would be federal I think. Are there specific lawyers for that? and we don’t have much time left to spend it guessing. I just finally got the NCIS report about his death, it took all this time to redact all the national security stuff. Anyone please help with advice. We really just need to be pointed in the right direction. Please help. Thank you. Nadia
A: Find an attorney familiar with the Federal Tort Claims Act. Every case is different. How much someone else may gotten has no relevance to your daughter's claim.
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