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When someone’s negligence kills your loved one, grief becomes your daily reality while bills pile up and insurance companies dodge responsibility.
For nearly 90 years, Keller & Keller has stood as Indiana’s battle-tested wrongful death lawyers, fighting relentlessly to secure maximum financial recoveries for families across the state.
Why You Need a Wrongful Death Lawyer After Losing a Loved One
Wrongful death cases require specific legal knowledge and exact timing—one missed deadline destroys your family’s right to compensation forever.
Navigating Complex Legal Claims
Understanding Insurance Company Tactics
Understanding Statute of Limitations
Navigating Complex
Legal Claims
Indiana wrongful death law sets strict rules about filing deadlines, eligible claimants, and recoverable damages that trip up inexperienced attorneys. Our lawyers have spent decades mastering these statutes and building winning cases for grieving families.
Understanding Insurance Company Tactics
Insurance companies deploy teams of Indiana wrongful death attorneys whose sole job is paying your family as little as possible, which means you need equally aggressive legal firepower in your corner.
Understanding Statute of Limitations
Filing deadlines destroy wrongful death cases when families wait too long to take legal action. Indiana law enforces strict time limits that eliminate your family’s right to compensation regardless of how strong your case might be.
What to Do After Losing a Loved One to Negligence
Taking the right steps after a wrongful death can protect both your family’s wellbeing and your legal claim.
See What Your Case Is WorthMake sure your family’s immediate safety and wellbeing are secured
Document the scene if possible and safe to do so
Get copies of all official reports (police, medical, coroner)
Gather witness contact information and statements
Keep records of all incident-related materials and expenses
Don’t give recorded statements to insurance companies without legal counsel
Maintain all medical and funeral expense documentation
Call Keller & Keller immediately for legal protection and guidance
The Keller & Keller Approach:
Indiana Injury Lawyers Who Fight to Win
From the moment you contact us, you’ll notice the difference in our approach. Our client-first philosophy means we take the time to understand not just the details of your accident but how it has affected your life, your work, your family, and your future in Indiana. We clearly communicate every step of the process in plain language you can understand—no confusing legal jargon. This approach has earned us countless 5-star reviews from real Indiana clients who’ve experienced the Keller & Keller difference firsthand.
We understand that being injured in an accident is stressful enough without having to chase down your lawyer for updates. That’s why we’ve built our practice around transparent, consistent communication.
When you hire us, you’ll have direct access to the Indiana-based attorney handling your case as well as a dedicated paralegal who monitors its daily status. We keep you informed throughout every stage of your claim, explaining what’s happening, what to expect next, and how it affects your case.
Our 90+ years of experience isn’t just about longevity—it’s about results. Our attorneys have successfully handled thousands of cases in Indiana and recovered thousands of millions of dollars for our clients. We’ve gone toe-to-toe with the biggest insurance companies and won. Our courtroom experience means we’re always prepared to take your case to trial if that’s what it takes to secure fair compensation. This willingness to fight—and our track record of success—often motivates insurance companies to offer better settlements to avoid facing us in court.
The Wrongful Death Claim Process with Keller & Keller
When you hire us, we don’t waste time. Our investigation starts immediately because evidence disappears fast.
Types of Wrongful Death Cases We Handle In Indiana
Our extensive experience covers all types of wrongful death cases, each with unique challenges and considerations.
The Hard Truth
Indiana Wrongful Death Statistics That Demand Action
These numbers represent real families who lost loved ones to preventable negligence across Indiana.
Indiana’s roadways claimed 962 lives in fiscal year 2022, with 258 unrestrained vehicle occupants and 156 deaths involving drunk drivers—preventable tragedies that devastate families financially and emotionally.
Indiana’s 2-year filing deadline eliminates compensation rights forever if missed, while only 3% of unrepresented plaintiffs achieve favorable judgments compared to 50% success rates for those with legal representation—a 97% improvement in outcomes.
Indiana’s healthcare system reported 110 serious medical errors, with medical malpractice wrongful death damages capped at $1.8 million regardless of actual economic losses.
Leading Causes of Wrongful Death in Indiana
Preventable deaths happen when someone cuts corners, ignores safety rules, or acts recklessly. Understanding these causes helps us build stronger cases.
Types of Wrongful Death Compensation We Pursue
Indiana wrongful death law allows families to recover several types of damages, with varying amounts based on the deceased’s age, income, and family situation.
Compensation Available for Indiana Wrongful Death Victims
If you’ve lost a loved one due to someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to various types of compensation under Indiana law.
Economic Damages
These are quantifiable financial losses, including:
- Funeral and burial expenses
- Lost lifetime earnings and benefits
- Medical expenses incurred before death
- Loss of financial support and contributions
- Estate administration costs
- Loss of inheritance potential
Non-Economic Damages
These more subjective damages compensate for:
- Loss of love, care, and companionship
- Loss of guidance and counsel
- Emotional distress and mental anguish
- Loss of protection and security
- Grief and sorrow experienced by survivors
Punitive Damages
In rare cases involving extreme recklessness or intentional misconduct, Indiana courts may award punitive damages designed to punish the wrongdoer and deter similar behavior.
Survival Action Damages
Indiana also allows recovery for the pain and suffering your loved one experienced between the time of injury and death, as well as medical expenses and lost wages during that period.
How Keller & Keller Investigates Indiana Wrongful Death Cases
Our approach to evidence gathering builds the strongest possible foundation for your claim.
Setting the Indiana Standard
Cutting-Edge Investigation Technology
While other law firms rely on outdated methods, Keller & Keller leverages cutting-edge technology to build stronger cases and win bigger settlements for our Indiana wrongful death clients.
Precision drone documentation
Captures accident scenes from angles impossible with traditional methods, providing comprehensive evidence like skid marks, vehicle positions, and environmental factors that contributed to the fatal incident
Digital evidence preservation
Our technicians immediately secure cell phone records, surveillance footage, and electronic data that often disappears if not collected quickly after wrongful death incidents
3D accident reconstruction
We work with experts who use advanced software to recreate the incident, helping juries understand exactly how the negligence caused your loved one’s death
Cloud-based case management
Provides you 24/7 access to your case information and status updates, ensuring transparency throughout the legal process
Rapid-response investigation
Allow us to conduct on-site evidence gathering within hours of an incident, preserving crucial evidence before it’s lost or destroyed
Service Areas
Indiana Cities We Serve
What Sets Keller & Keller Apart
With so many law firms advertising their services, why choose Keller & Keller? The differences are clear.
Zero Fee Guarantee
We believe everyone deserves quality legal representation, regardless of their financial situation. That’s why we work on a contingency basis—you pay absolutely nothing unless and until we win your case. No upfront costs, no hidden fees, no financial risk to you.
No Fee Until We Win!
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We’ll evaluate your case honestly and explain your options in plain English. We’ll come to you—whether you’re at home, in the hospital, or wherever is convenient.
We Fight
Our experienced team fights to investigate thoroughly, deal with insurance companies, and handle all the legal complexities while you focus on getting better.
You Recover
Focus on healing while we handle the rest. We’ll fight for you like we’d fight for our own family, because that’s exactly how we see you.
Zero Fee Guarantee
We believe everyone deserves quality legal representation, regardless of their financial situation. That’s why we work on a contingency basis—you pay absolutely nothing unless and until we win your case. No upfront costs, no hidden fees, no financial risk to you.
The Keller Tradition:
Three Generations of Fighting for Indiana Families
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