California Wrongful Death Lawyer
Attorneys Seeking Justice and Financial Compensation for California Families
The death of a loved one is never easy. It is both painful and infuriating when that death occurs needlessly because of the reckless or negligent actions of another, or the callous disregard of a company.
At Blackman Legal Group, our California wrongful death attorneys help grieving families find justice and financial stability after the loss of a loved one due to fatal injuries suffered in:
- Car, motorcycle and trucking accidents
- Drunk driving accidents
- Pedestrian hit-and-run accidents
- Highway and Interstate crashes
- Train car derailments
- Airliner crashes
- Fatal amusement park accidents
- Construction site accidents
- Dangerous product accidents
- Fires
Alert: Metrolink Train Crashes Into Freight Train
Friday, September 12th, a Metrolink passenger train carrying 225 passengers crashed head on into a Union Pacific freight train. So far, 23 are known to have been killed, with 135 seriously injured, 40 in critical condition. The train crash occurred in Chatsworth, California on a sharp curve. This may have been the worst train crash in California history. Metrolink's Train 111, en route from Los Angeles' Union Station to Moorpark, had just left the Chatsworth station when the crash occurred at 4:23 p.m. on a 45-degree bend. The engine of the freight train embedded itself in the front Metrolink carriage as both trains derailed, sending one of the train's three cars full of homebound commuters keeling onto its side. An earsplitting concussion rocked nearby homes, followed by screams from those aboard.
The families of the injured and those killed in this tragedy can reach our train crash lawyers to assist them immediately by calling the toll-free number 1-866-528-8115, extension 321. Our attorneys are standing by to assist the victims and their families during this crisis. All consultations are free and confidential. Meetings can take place at our offices, or as you request, including at the hospital or at your home.
Our wrongful death lawyers work with grieving families all across the state of California, through a network of attorneys with the experience, skill and training to get you the financial wrongful death settlement you need and deserve.
Contact Blackman Legal Group by e-mail or call us toll-free at 1-866-528-8115 to speak to an experienced California wrongful death attorney. We offer free initial consultations.
Who Can Bring a California Wrongful Death Claim?
To be qualified to bring a wrongful death claim in California, you must have a family relationship with the deceased through blood or marriage. Under California law, and the law of many other states, cohabitating couples do not have the right to file such a claim. The heirs of the deceased are entitled to bring suit according to the following rule:
If there is a surviving spouse, then the surviving spouse may bring the action. If there are also children of the deceased, they are included in that suit. If there is no surviving spouse, but there are children, then the children have the only right to sue. If the person dies without a spouse and without children, then the parents are entitled to recover. If the parents are not alive, then the brothers and sisters of the deceased are entitled to recover. If a child of the deceased was no longer alive, but had children, those children would recover in the place of the deceased child.
If not all heirs who have the right to sue are willing to be involved in the lawsuit as plaintiffs, then they must be brought into the case involuntarily as defendants, as the court must have all heirs entitled to recover present in the case to make a binding judgment.
To be sure you know who has the right to sue in any particular case it is wise to contact the law firm and discuss the matter in detail.
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Nursing homes and long-term care facilities are entrusted with the care of our most vulnerable citizens. The staff and administrators at these facilities have a duty to protect our elderly or disabled family members. When they are negligent in their duties, it can mean the death of a loved one.
The death of an elderly person because of a fall, burn injury, complications from bedsores, medication error, sepsis, pneumonia or malnutrition may be a sign that the facility has been negligent or abusive. It is critical to investigate a nursing home injury or the suspicious death of a vulnerable adult for possible negligence or abuse. By holding nursing home employees responsible for wrongful deaths that occur on their watch, other lives may be saved.
The California wrongful death attorneys at Blackman Legal Group know that the death of an elderly person is a sad loss for surviving family members. We work with medical experts across the state to prove liability.
Wrongful Death of California Travelers
The families of fatally injured travelers face many difficulties in bringing to justice those responsible for the death of their loved one. For travelers from abroad, it can be confusing to deal with a foreign justice system in a language they don't know, and they may fear that they have to make a long trip and spend months in the United States.
Out-of-state families and families from abroad often do not have to travel here. The California wrongful death attorneys at Blackman Legal Group work cooperatively with attorneys around the world to help families get financial compensation and justice. Contact Blackman Legal Group by e-mail or call us toll-free at 1-866-528-8115. Let us help you along the road to recovery.
We serve clients throughout the state from our California law offices in Redwood City, San Francisco, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Oakland, Menlo Park, San Rafael, Mountain View, Walnut Creek, Sacramento, San Diego, Los Angeles, Long Beach and Orange County.
