Los Angeles wrongful death attorney
Losing someone because another person was careless isn’t a legal problem in the first weeks. It’s a loss, and no amount of money undoes it.
What a claim can do is hold the responsible party accountable and take the financial weight off your family.
We don’t rush families.
Two things families usually aren’t told
- There are two separate claims
- The wrongful death claim belongs to the family, for what you’ve lost: support, income, companionship, guidance. A survival action belongs to the estate, for what your loved one went through before they died. Families are often told about the first and not the second.
- The law decides who can file
- It usually starts with a spouse or domestic partner and the children. Stepchildren and parents can qualify in some cases, often depending on financial dependency. Tell us who survives and we’ll tell you who can bring the claim.
The cases we handle
Fatal car, truck and motorcycle collisions
Another driver’s negligence or recklessness, including drunk driving, distracted driving and speeding.
Fatal pedestrian and bicycle collisions
A vehicle struck someone walking or riding, usually by failing to yield or failing to look.
Medical negligence
A surgical error, misdiagnosis, medication error or failure to monitor a patient.
Unsafe property
A dangerous condition on someone’s property: a fall, a structural failure, or missing security.
Drownings
Pools and open water with missing barriers, no supervision, no lifeguard or signs, or poor maintenance.
Defective products
A dangerously defective product, whether the problem was the design, the manufacturing or a missing warning.
Workplace deaths
A death on the job. If someone other than the employer caused it, there’s often a claim alongside workers’ comp.
Nursing home neglect and abuse
Neglect in a nursing home or assisted living facility: falls, malnutrition, dehydration, untreated conditions.
Criminal acts and assaults
An intentional act of violence. A civil claim can go forward whether or not there’s a criminal case, and whatever its outcome.
What we do
Find out exactly what happened: records, reports, witnesses, and experts who can explain the cause of death to a jury.
Find everyone responsible. Often it’s more than one party, and not always the obvious one.
Recover everything the law allows: funeral and burial costs, lost financial support, and the loss of companionship and guidance.
Deal with the insurers and the other side so your family doesn’t have to.
Handle the paperwork and deadlines while you grieve.