Wrongful Death

Fatal accidents involving big rig trucks are not uncommon in Los Angeles, but the truck usually stops at the scene or is disabled by the collision, making identification of the truck's driver and owner fairly easy to verify. A recent fatal collision in Vernon,...

For many decades after California became a state, it relied on the English common law to decide cases involving personal injury and death caused by the negligence of another person. Under the common law, the right to sue for damages was extinguished by the victim's...

Movie and TV actors occasionally appear to live a charmed life, immune from many of the risks and hazards that seem to afflict the rest of us. But, occasionally, reality intrudes into these lives too. Many people will remember the helicopter crash in Los Angeles in...

In 2010, a car driven by a Los Angeles county deputy sheriff struck and killed a man standing on the side of a freeway after a minor collision. In the first trial of the case, the jury returned a verdict of $280,500 as damages for the death of the girl's father. The...

If a person dies due to the wrongful act or omission of another person, can one recover damages from the party who is at fault? The answer is "yes," provided certain conditions are met and the proper procedures are followed.California's Code of Civil Procedure...

Family members of patients who have been harmed by their doctors, another medical professional or hospital may wonder what options are available to aid with the damages they have suffered. Families may be left with medical and funeral costs during an already difficult...

When a family member or loved one dies as the result of a fatal accident, it is always devastating. What makes it worse is when the death was preventable. When a company intentionallycuts corners to save money or negligently puts a dangerous product into the market,...

Car accidents in California are a regular occurrence, and fatal accidents are far too common. Though sometimes the victim is at fault, oftentimes another driver is to blame, whether from reckless driving, drunk driving or another cause. When there is a fatal car crash...

California residents are involved in car accidents daily, and approximately eight Californians die as a result of a car crash every day, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Oftentimes, a fatal accident can be attributed to another driver's negligence. In these tragic...

Death is almost always traumatic for surviving family members. The trauma and pain and suffering is compounded, however, when the death comes at the hands of another person or institution and should not have occurred in the first place. In some situations,...