Wrongful Death Basics

California Wrongful Death Laws

There were 37,261 fatalities caused as a result of car accidents in the United States in the year 2008. Sadly, 220 of those fatalities were in River...

Wrongful Death Complaint

Filing a wrongful death complaint is important if a loved one died as a result of someone else’s negligent or intentional acts. A wrongful dea...

Wrongful Death: Elements of a Case

Any number of circumstances can lead to wrongful death. Typically, automobile accidents, construction accidents, medical malpractice, other employ...

Pain and Suffering

The loss of a beloved family member is even more tragic when the death occurred suddenly and wrongfully. Surviving family members are left with the ...

Loss of Wages

There are many families where one person is the sole or main provider for every family member. In case that person suddenly dies, the family...

Compensation Available for Wrongful Death

When a family loses a loved one, there is a loss of companionship, a loss of finances, and a loss of guidance and parental support for children. W...

Loss of Benefits

The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) contains information concerning 67 million people whose deaths are on file with the Social Security Administr...

Wrongful Death: Settling vs. Going to Trial

When a Defendant settles a wrongful death case, there is often a request to keep the details confidential and sometimes that means that there will n...