West Virginia · Death claim: who can ask for help?
Death claim: who can ask for help?
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| Filing deadline | 2 years from date of deathW. Va. Code § 55-7B-8 |
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Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.
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01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in West Virginia?
West Virginia: 2 years from date of death A lawyer can confirm yours.
Source: W. Va. Code § 55-7B-8
Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.
02 · Where cases are heard
Where would my case be heard?
West Virginia Code § 55-7-5 provides the wrongful death action, and § 55-7-6(d) sets a 2-year statute of limitations. Economic damages (lost earnings, medical expenses, funeral costs) are uncapped. Kanawha County Circuit Court (Charleston) handles West Virginia's highest volume of wrongful death cases. West Virginia's coal mining industry, chemical manufacturing along the Kanawha Valley, and rural highway fatality rates generate significant wrongful death case volume.
How this works nationally
For the overall process and updates, read the Death claim: who can ask for help? overview. This page covers the local information available for West Virginia.
What happens when I check?
You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.
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- W. Va. Code § 55-7B-8