If your family has suffered the grievous loss of a loved one due to someone else’s carelessness, recklessness, or intentional wrongdoing, California considers this a category of personal injury law. A close family member, such as a spouse, parent, or adult child, may file a wrongful death claim against the responsible party to recover financial compensation and a sense of justice. Call Onyx Law Firm to speak to an experienced La Cañada personal injury attorney about your wrongful death case.
Why Select Onyx Law Firm as Your Wrongful Death Attorneys?
Onxy Law Firm is comprised of legal advocates dedicated to helping injury victims and their families achieve justice through personal injury and wrongful death claims. With representation by Onyx Law Firm, your wrongful death claim has the following legal advantages:
- A well-respected voice in the legal community puts strength behind your case
- A team of experienced investigators will document compelling evidence of liability to advance your case
- Your attorney will assertively negotiate for the maximum available compensation for your losses
- Your attorney provides compassionate legal services at no cost to you until after you have received a settlement or court award for your family’s damages
While the criminal court punishes wrongdoers, the civil court compensates victims for losses. A wrongful death claim in La Cañada proceeds independently of any criminal action in the case.
How Do I Know My Loved One’s Death Was a Legally Wrongful Death In California?
We all owe a duty of reasonable care to others in our orbit. This duty compels us to avoid causing injury or death to others. In California, a close surviving family member has the right to seek compensation through a wrongful death claim when the death was preventable if someone else had taken reasonable action to prevent harm. Common causes of wrongful death claims in La Cañada include the following:
- Car accidents
- Rideshare vehicle accidents
- Truck accidents
- Pedestrian and bicycle accidents
- Premises liability cases
- Defective products
- Workplace fatalities
Criminal assaults and acts of violence also cause wrongful death in California.
How Does a La Cañada Wrongful Death Claim Benefit My Family?
No legal process returns a lost loved one or erases painful grief and anguish; however, a successful wrongful death claim against the party responsible for your loss compensates you for the economic portion of your losses and gives your loved one back a voice for justice. Common damages recovered in successful wrongful death claims in California include the following:
- Reimbursement for medical expenses if your loved one received emergency medical care before their death
- Funeral and burial costs
- The lost earnings of a family provider for the number of working years they would have had remaining
- Loss of health insurance, retirement contributions, and other benefits
- Loss of household services, such as child care or home maintenance
- Compensation for grief and anguish
- Compensation for loss of consortium and companionship after a spouse’s death, loss of support and guidance after a parent’s death, or the loss of a child’s support and lifelong love
Your family doesn’t have to let the financial hardships associated with the death distract from your grieving process. Instead, allowing a La Cañada attorney to navigate a wrongful death claim on your family’s behalf frees you to focus on helping your family to say goodbye and begin moving forward.
Call The La Cañada Wrongful Death Lawyers at Onyx Law Firm
A wrongful death lawyer is a strong ally throughout your family’s grieving process, helping to achieve the results your deceased loved one would want for their family. Contact Onyx Law Firm at (844) 669-9529 to learn more about how a wrongful death claim could help you under the unique circumstances of your case.