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...
LIVE-IN FACILITY DEATH LEADS TO $5 MILLION VERDICT
It is not always the elderly who may be found at assisted living facilities; individuals who are young but who also have special needs may also require the services that they live-in care facility provides. When the staff at such a facility performs those services negligently or does not perform them at...
What if Multiple People Are Responsible for a Wrongful Death?
Wrongful death actions can become complex to resolve in court, especially when multiple defendants are involved. Take a truck accident, for example, that begins when the company that owns the truck fails to perform proper brake maintenance, leading the truck to undergo a brake failure while the truck driver was speeding and...
BALCONY COLLAPSE RAISES POSSIBLE LIABILITY ISSUES
The basis for much of civil law rests upon the question of what is reasonable. Reasonableness in its varying forms and expressions lends itself to predictability and to safety; its absence can lead to things that should not happen.
Most readers of this blog will be aware of the...
MAJOR COLLISION KILLS 4, INJURES 1
According to authorities with the California Highway Patrol, a horrific three-vehicle collision resulted in the deaths of a woman and three men, while also injuring a fifth person in another vehicle. The accident occurred on April 22 on Highway 50 near Stockton Boulevard around 2:30 a.m.
CHP reported that...
MAN DIES IN FIERY ACCIDENT INVOLVING SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER
California Highway Patrol reported that a driver was handed charges for murder and DUI causing injury resulting from a fatal accident that occurred on April 9. The one-car accident took place north of Ventura while the driver and one passenger were using a southbound onramp to enter Highway 33 at Casitas Vista...
HOW TO FILE A WRONGFUL DEATH CLAIM IN CALIFORNIA
Whenever the negligent or wrongful actions of a driver lead to a car accident in which another person involved dies, the victim's surviving family members may be able to hold the driver liable for damages by filing a wrongful death claim. According to the state's Code of Civil Procedure,...
DEATH OF LYFT PASSENGER RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT INSURANCE
The California Highway Patrol confirmed that a 24-year-old man was killed while he was a passenger in a Lyft driver's vehicle on Nov. 1. Both the passenger and the driver in the vehicle were wearing seat belts while they were traveling along Interstate 80 in Roseville. In an attempt to avoid colliding...
PASSENGER KILLED IN CALIFORNIA ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 101
At 11:55 p.m. on July 23, police officers responded to a call about a car that had overturned on Highway 101 near the Great American Parkway. Officers discovered a BMW 355i with major damage and two people inside of it. A passenger, a 45-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene of...
LIMO STOP’S FINE REDUCED AFTER DEADLY FIRE THAT KILLED 5
The California Public Utilities Commission has agreed to reduce a fine that was levied against Limo Stop for a deadly limousine accident that took place in 2013. According to the new settlement, the Burlingame limousine company will pay $5,000 instead of the original $20,000 fine it was ordered to pay. The company...