Wrongful Death · Sugar Land, TX
Losing someone you love to another’s negligence is a pain no family should carry alone. When you’re ready, we’re here to help, and you pay nothing unless we win. Uzoma Sudarma walks with grieving families across Fort Bend County toward answers and accountability.
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If a loved one died because someone else was careless, you may have the right to hold them accountable. Uzoma Sudarma stands with families across Fort Bend County through the wrongful death claim process, at your pace, with no fee unless we recover.
You may have a wrongful death case if your family member died because of another person’s or company’s negligence or wrongful act, the kind of harm that would have let your loved one bring an injury claim had they survived. Nothing can undo your loss. What a claim can do is hold the responsible party accountable and ease the financial weight that so often follows a sudden death.
Under the Texas Wrongful Death Act, only certain family members may file:
Siblings cannot bring a wrongful death claim under Texas law, even when they were close. These claims arise from many situations, including car and truck crashes, drunk driving, workplace accidents, unsafe property, and defective products. If you are unsure whether your family’s loss qualifies, a quiet, no-pressure conversation with an attorney can help you understand where you stand.
In the days after a death, a legal claim is the last thing on your mind, and that is exactly how it should be. There is no rush to decide anything. Still, a few small steps, taken whenever you feel able, can protect your family’s options later on.
If gathering these things feels like too much right now, that is alright. When you are ready, an attorney can request records, preserve evidence, and handle the insurance companies for you, so your family can focus on grieving and on each other.
Texas law gives grieving families two paths, and they often move together. A wrongful death claim under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §71.004 compensates the surviving spouse, children, and parents for what the loss means to them. A separate survival action under §71.021 is brought by the estate for what your loved one endured before passing, including their conscious pain, medical bills, and final expenses.
The deadline for most wrongful death claims is two years from the date of death (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §16.003). Some situations change that window, including claims involving a government entity, which carry much shorter notice requirements, sometimes only a few months. Because these timelines run quietly in the background while you grieve, it helps to speak with a lawyer before too much time slips away.
Texas also applies modified comparative negligence. If your loved one was partly at fault, the family can still recover as long as their share was 50% or less, with any award reduced by that percentage.
No amount of money can measure the value of a life or fill the place your loved one held. What compensation can do is steady your family financially and recognize, in the only way the law has, the depth of what was taken. Texas allows recovery for both the family’s losses and the losses your loved one suffered before death.
Depending on the circumstances, a claim may seek:
A wrongful death claim is unlike any other legal matter, because it sits on top of real grief. At Uzoma Sudarma you are never a file passed down to staff. You work directly with a dedicated attorney, partners Chester Uzoma or Nathan Sudarma, who will take the time to learn about your loved one and carry the legal weight so your family does not have to.
We are rooted in Fort Bend County, and we treat these cases with the care they deserve. We know the local courts and the kinds of incidents that take lives here, from crashes on US-59 and the Southwest Freeway to workplace and roadway tragedies across Sugar Land and the surrounding communities. We move at a pace that respects your grief while protecting your claim.
We stand with families who have lost a loved one across Fort Bend County and southwest Houston, including Missouri City, Richmond, Rosenberg, Stafford, and Katy. Wherever the loss happened, on the Grand Parkway, at a job site, or on a neighborhood street, we are close by and ready to help when you are.
There is no pressure and no obligation in reaching out. A conversation simply lets you understand your family’s rights and the deadlines that may apply, so the choice of what to do next stays in your hands.
When you feel ready, call Uzoma Sudarma at (832) 680-2380 for a free, private consultation. You pay nothing unless we win your wrongful death claim.
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There is no cost to begin and nothing out of pocket. We handle wrongful death claims on a contingency fee, so you pay no attorney fees unless we recover for your family. The first consultation is free and private, and we advance the costs of investigating the case. Our fee comes only from the recovery, never from your family’s savings during an already painful time.
Every case moves at its own pace. A clearer claim may resolve in several months, while one involving disputed fault, multiple parties, or a government entity can take a year or more. We never rush your family, and we never let a claim drift. We keep the case moving thoughtfully and keep you informed, so you are never left wondering where things stand.
No one can put a fair price on a life, and no honest lawyer will promise a figure early on. Value depends on your loved one’s age, earnings, and role in the family, the circumstances of the death, the losses your family has suffered, and the available insurance. We carefully document both your family’s losses and what your loved one endured, so the claim reflects the true weight of the loss.
You are not required to have one, but these claims are hard to pursue alone while grieving. Wrongful death and survival actions involve specific rules about who may file, strict deadlines, and insurers focused on paying as little as possible. A lawyer carries that burden for you, gathers the evidence, values the full loss, and deals with the other side, so your family can grieve without fighting the legal system too.
Your family may still have a claim. Texas uses modified comparative negligence, which means recovery is possible as long as your loved one was 50% or less responsible for what happened. Any award is reduced by their share of the fault. Insurers sometimes shift blame onto the person who died to lower what they pay, so it is worth letting an attorney review the facts before accepting that version of events.
In most cases, two years from the date of death (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §16.003). Certain situations shorten that window, especially claims against a government entity, which can require written notice within just a few months. Thinking about deadlines is painful so soon, but acting before the time runs out protects your family’s right to be heard. A brief call can confirm the deadline that applies to you.
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