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LUTHENS LAW OFFICES
Des Moines Office
West Towers Building , Suite 206-24
1200 Valley West Drive
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
 
Colfax Office
Luthens Law Building
Eight West Howard Street
Colfax, Iowa 50054
 
Telephone: (800) 685 7948
Email: info@luthenslaw.com
 
The workers compensation & personal injury claims and settlement attorneys  at the Luthens Law Offices, P.C. are dedicated  to serve their clients in central Iowa,  including the cities of West Des Moines, Colfax, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort  Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa  City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo  and Burlington , and the communities  that make up Woodbury,  Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story,  Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black  Hawk, and Des Moines counties.








 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Q: What if a death occurs before bringing a personal injury lawsuit?
Q: Are the parents of unborn children able to file suit in a wrongful death?
Q: How do they determine if the death may be punishable by criminal action? What is the difference between the civil and criminal cases that can be filed?
Q: May punitive damages be requested in wrongful death cases?
Q: Do all states have the same laws for wrongful death suits?
Q: What if the person never held a job?
Q: May pain and suffering of a deceased be sued for?
Q: May wrongful death actions be filed in cases of children or the elderly?
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Q: May wrongful death actions be filed in cases of children or the elderly?

A: Yes, although damages may be sought in a wrongful death of children or the elderly, the damage awards are usually modest in both of these cases.

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Decorah, Iowa Attorney practicing in Iowa primarily in Workers' Compensation & Personal Injury. Lawyers at Luthens Law Office, P.C. are dedicated to serve their clients in Iowa, including the cities of West Des Moines, Colfax, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo, Adel, Marshalltown, Pella, Decorah, Knoxville, Eldora, Johnston, Ankeny, and Burlington , and the communities that make up Woodbury, Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story, Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black Hawk, Dallas, Marshall, Marion, Winneshiek, Madison, Hardin and Des Moines counties.
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