When someone you love is taken by another’s carelessness, you deserve answers.
This is a plain-language guide for Georgia families after a fatal crash or accident: who can bring a claim, what it can recover, and which deadlines matter. When you’re ready, Talal Perez Ghosheh is here to talk.
Free and confidential · No fee unless we recover*
Six chapters, in the order most families need them
Read what you need, when you need it. There’s no rush to read it all today.
The first days
What to do, and what can wait.
Who can file
Georgia law decides who brings the claim.
The full value of a life
What the wrongful death claim measures.
The estate’s claim
Medical bills, funeral costs and suffering before death.
Deadlines
Two years is the rule. Some notices are due much sooner.
The criminal case and yours
When the at-fault driver is charged with a crime.
We’re sorry for your loss. Grief doesn’t follow a schedule, and you don’t have to make decisions today. But a few things are worth protecting early: the evidence, the deadlines, and your right not to sign anything with an insurance company until you understand it.
Usually, there are two separate claims
The full value of the life
- What the person would have earned
- The value of their life to them: time with family, plans, everyday joys
- Measured from the perspective of the person who died
Brought by: the spouse, children or parents, as Georgia law directs.
Costs and suffering before death
- Medical and hospital bills
- Funeral and burial expenses
- Conscious pain and suffering, if any
Brought by: the estate’s personal representative, appointed by the probate court.
Talal Perez Ghosheh
Georgia personal injury lawyer since 2009 and founder of GHOSHEH LAW FIRM LLC in Lawrenceville.
Families need someone who answers the phone, explains each step plainly, and deals with the insurance company so they don’t have to. Talal talks with families personally, in English or Spanish.
Questions families ask
Does it cost anything to talk with you?
No. The conversation is free and confidential. If we work together, it’s on a contingency fee: no attorney fee unless we recover money.
The insurance company already called. What should we say?
You can politely tell them you’ll be speaking with a lawyer first. Don’t sign anything or accept a check before you understand what it means.
Can we bring a claim if the person who died was partly at fault?
Possibly. Georgia’s comparative fault rules can reduce a recovery, and in some cases bar it. It depends on the facts.
Our loved one died on the job. Is that different?
It can be. Workers' comp death benefits may apply, and there may also be a claim against someone other than the employer.
When you’re ready to talk, we’ll listen.
Free, confidential conversation with Talal Perez Ghosheh. No pressure.