It’s difficult to think about the ins and outs of the legal world while you’re contending with the aftershocks of a loved one’s tragic and unexpected death. While the state of California pursues a criminal investigation into your loved one’s passing, how are you meant to recover? Long Beach wrongful death lawyers can make the process easier.
Omega Law Group makes a point to help you tackle the financial elements of your recovery without infringing on your right to grieve a loved one’s life. Our personal injury lawyers in Long Beach can meet with you to discuss the wrongful death claim you can bring forward in California’s courts before pursuing the compensation you deserve on your behalf.
Taking Action After a Loved One’s Death
California’s prosecutors can initiate a criminal investigation into the behavior that led to your loved one’s death. These parties are the ones that can request that a criminal judge place an offending party in jail or enforce other punishments. You, on the other hand, have the right to file a personal injury claim against the party responsible for your loved one’s death.
A personal injury claim allows you to recover damages based on the value of the losses you and your loved one sustained due to someone else’s negligence. Filing a claim can help you overcome any financial burdens standing between you and your right to a peaceful emotional recovery.
You may also have the right to file an insurance claim against the party liable for your loved one’s death, provided you were in an accident where insurance coverage applies. We recommend that you bring a wrongful death attorney from Long Beach to conversations with an insurance claims adjuster to mitigate these parties’ bad faith behavior.
Who Can File a Wrongful Death Claim?
Before you can bring a personal injury claim forward on behalf of a deceased loved one, you need to determine whether or not the state of California will allow you to act on that person’s behalf. The state only allows certain parties to file a personal injury claim and someone else’s name, including the impacted party’s children, spouse, or parents.
Exceptions to the general rule may also allow a person’s legal guardians or stepchildren to bring a claim forward for them. There are even laws that allow parties benefiting from intestate succession to file a claim. You can discuss your right to legal action and how you fit into the actual enactment of a claim when you meet with our team.
Finding Evidence of Negligence With a Long Beach Wrongful Death Lawyer
Should you have the right to file a wrongful death claim, you have an obligation to gather enough evidence to meet California’s burden of proof to move your claim forward. you specifically do not have to investigate the scene of a loved one’s accident or the circumstances that led to the passing. you can rather assign those responsibilities to an attorney.
A Long Beach wrongful death attorney can meet with you to discuss the nature of your loved one’s accident before connecting with area investigators. Those investigators can then bring forward the electronic data, physical debris, professional witness statements, and bystander testimony that can help you build your case.
Has someone else's negligence caused the death of a loved one?
Our wrongful death lawyers in Long Beach are here to help.
(310) 526-8383
Determining the Value of Your Claim
You have as much of an obligation to preemptively outline the value of the compensation you want as you do meet the state’s burden of proof. Our attorneys can step in to make this process as straightforward as possible while also maximizing the compensation you walk away from a case with.
We can help you recover financial support based on the physical and emotional losses both you and your loved one sustained in a fatal accident. This means that we can help you assign dollar values to losses like pain and suffering or emotional distress. We then combine those values with the cost of funeral expenses, medical fees, and income loss.
You can bring any questions you have about the process we use to calculate your case’s value to Omega Law Group for a free case evaluation with our experienced team members.
Operating Within California’s Personal Injury Statute of Limitations
If you want your case to move forward, you need to bring all of your wrongful death data to a court’s attention within California’s personal injury statute of limitations. You have two years and no longer to take action, or else you may waive your right to compensation won through the civil system.
Did your loved one pass due to negligence of someone else?
Our wrongful death lawyers in Long Beach are here to help.
(310) 526-8383
Deciding How You Want Your Case to Proceed
Many families waive their rights to legal action because they don’t want to go to trial following a loved one’s death. Fortunately, you don’t have to go before a jury to win compensation. Our wrongful death attorneys in Long Beach can help you schedule private negotiations where you can discuss the settlement you deserve.
That said, meeting face-to-face with the person you believe to be responsible for your loved one’s death is rarely easy. we understand if you would rather minimize your contact with that party. In these cases, we can keep the door open for negotiations while also preparing you for what the Civil process looks like in court.
You can discuss how you want your case to proceed during a free case evaluation with our team. Omega Law Group will always prioritize your comfort, particularly in cases involving the tragic loss of a loved one.
Did your loved one suffer a
wrongful death?
(310) 526-8383
It’s Time to Get Justice
Wrongful death lawyers in Long Beach are your advocates. We can help you effectively navigate the civil system without compromising your right to emotionally process a loved one’s tragic death. When you work with our team, you get to work with a team that has decades of experience helping families like yours get financial justice.
Your first case evaluation with Omega Law Group is free of charge and does not require you to complete a personal injury claim. We want you to learn more about the opportunities you have to receive financial support. You can reach out to our team today and book a free personal injury case evaluation.
