Am I Entitled to File a Wrongful Death Claim in California?
Losing a loved one is never an easy experience, especially when the death resulted from the negligent or wrongful acts of another. Fortunately for families in California, state law provides the right for them to pursue justice and compensation for their losses after their family member has been the victim of wrongful...
DAMAGES RECOVERABLE IN A WRONGFUL DEATH CASE
If you suddenly lose your spouse due to a fatal work accident, a brain injury or any other circumstance in which another person was responsible for their death, you may be able to win a wrongful death lawsuit. While no amount of money can bring your loved one back to you, the...
GUN RANGE SUED AFTER CHILD ACCIDENTALLY KILLED INSTRUCTOR
California residents may remember the tragic event from 2014 that left a gun instructor dead in nearby Arizona. The 39-year-old man was accidentally killed at a gun range by a stray bullet that was fired from an automatic weapon by a 9-year-old girl. The family of the man is now filing a...
PARENTS FILE WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT OVER RAVE DEATH
The parents of a 19-year-old California woman who died of drug overdose while attending a rave in Los Angeles County in August 2015 have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the event's organizers. The couple claim in their legal action that their daughter's life could have been saved if she had received...
PAUL WALKER’S FATHER SUES PORCHE OVER ACTOR’S DEADLY CRASH
On Nov. 25, the father of Paul Walker, the deceased The Fast and the Furious actor, filed a lawsuit in California against Porsche over the fiery car crash that took his son's life two years ago. The wrongful death suit, which was filed in California, claims that the Porsche in which the...
FAMILY FILES WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT FOR ZOMBICON DEATH
Charity eventgoers in California may have heard about the young man who was fatally shot while attending a ZombiCon event on Oct. 17 in Fort Myers, Florida. Since the incident, the young man's family has decided to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the organizer and security company that were overseeing the...
HOW ARE WRONGFUL DEATH NON-ECONOMIC DAMAGES CALCULATED?
There are three basic types of damages that a successful wrongful death plaintiff can recover under California law: direct or economic damages, indirect or non-economic damages, and in some situations punitive or exemplary damages. Direct damages are generally the easiest to calculate, being based on information that is easier to calculate such...
WRONGFUL DEATH: MONEY IS NOT THE ONLY CONSIDERATION
Much of the time if you think of the consequences arising out of an incident such as a car or truck accident, your first thoughts may be connected to things like compensation for injuries or recompense for property losses. But injuries do not always have to be to you in the physical...
WRONGFUL DEATH CLAIMS FOR ANIMAL ATTACKS
Animal attacks can cause very serious injuries, such as scarring, nerve damage, and infection. In rare and tragic cases, an attack can even result in death. If your loved one was killed by a dog or another vicious animal, you may have a wrongful death claim.
Under California law,...
WRONGFUL DEATH AND SURVIVAL ACTIONS IN CALIFORNIA
If you lose a loved one because of the act of another, that action can lead to either or both of two causes of action: one based on the concept of wrongful death, and the other on what is known as a survival...