Families who lose a loved one to a tragic accident can seek help with paying funeral costs and in replacing the income the victim may have provided. Anyone who contributed to a wrongful death accident can be held liable.
Nothing can bring back a precious life, but family members left behind should be empowered to seek justice and financial support. Maison Law of Fort Bragg CA stands beside families and demands as much support as possible at such a difficult time. Families can contact us to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with a real lawyer and find out about every benefit available.
Should My Family Contact a Wrongful Death Lawyer?
California allows families to seek financial help from insurance companies for those found at fault in a wrongful death accident. That doesn’t mean they’ll receive the support they should. Insurance adjusters are trained to try to limit what families receive, and they can even attempt to blame an innocent victim for an accident.
These are all reasons a Fort Bragg Wrongful Death Attorney is an important protective shield for families. A skilled lawyer makes sure the family’s case can’t be rejected because an insurer or opposing lawyers are able to change the facts of what happened. A lawyer fully investigates the accident and backs the claim with powerful evidence. And finally, a skilled attorney is often able to secure much more in support for the family than the family could secure by handling the claim themselves.
Who can file a California wrongful death claim?
A spouse or children of the victim would usually have the first right to file a wrongful death claim on behalf of the family.
In some cases, the parents or siblings of the victim could file. A wrongful death attorney can also file this claim on behalf of the family and make sure those at fault can’t escape responsibility.
What Types of Wrongful Death Cases Can Earn Support for Mendocino County Families?
A wrongful death claim is filed against anyone whose negligence leads to a fatal accident. It might be a driver looking at a cellphone on Shoreline Highway who crosses over to strike another car head-on.
It might be a landlord who doesn’t repair a deck or a stairwell, causing a tenant to fall to their death. It could be a local hotel or waterpark owner who allows someone to drown in an unsafe pool. It might be the City of Fort Bragg allowing someone to drown at a public pool like C.V. Starr Aquatic Center.
These are just a few of the different types of deadly accidents we commonly represent families for:
- Deadly Car accidents
- Deadly Truck accidents
- Fatal Motorcycle accidents
- Fatal Pedestrian accidents
- Deadly Bicycle accidents
- Drownings
- Deadly Slip-and-fall accidents
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Criminal acts that claim lives
- Fatal construction accidents
- Fatal farmworker accidents
- Fatal accidents in any workplace
In the case of a work accident, California’s Workers’ Compensation would provide death benefits for families left behind, but not every family receives the same level of support. A skilled wrongful death attorney can make sure administrators provide everything the family needs to rebuild their lives and protect themselves in the future.
Finding Support for the Families After a Fatal Accident
A skilled Wrongful Death Accident Attorney assists your family in filing a wrongful death claim backed by strong evidence. Also included is a detailed list of every hardship family members have been forced to endure and are sure to face in the future. This should factor in every emotional and financial harm that comes to loved ones.
These are just a few of the factors that determine the amount on a wrongful death settlement check for the family:
- Expenses of a funeral service and burial.
- The ambulance fees, accident response fees, and any hospital bills accumulated before the victim passed away.
- The paychecks and work benefits the victim can no longer provide in the years to come to support the family.
- Support for the emotional trauma suffered by family members. The loss of the love and guidance of a loved one must be factored in. The moments that will never be experienced must also be considered. This can include important life events like weddings, holidays, and the birth of children.
- Loss of consortium. (The loss of intimacy now that a spouse or partner is gone)
- Cost of grief counseling and other mental health services.
- Support for parents after the tragic wrongful death of a child. Parents should receive full support for the companionship that is now lost in the years ahead.
Contact a Fort Bragg CA Wrongful Death Lawyer
California grants families up to two years after a tragic death to file a wrongful death claim. But families shouldn’t wait months or years to pursue justice. Evidence can disappear, and witnesses can become harder to find when victims delay.
Contact Maison Law for a free and confidential case evaluation for any family in the Fort Bragg area. Our lawyers offer compassionate care to those in mourning to ensure they don’t suffer the financial consequences of someone else’s mistake.
And families who need help securing support don’t need to have any money to hire a wrongful death lawyer. Maison Law doesn’t charge anything unless we win your case for your family. Then our fee is paid out of the settlement money that an insurance company is forced to provide.
