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When you lose a loved one due to another party’s negligence, you are not just dealing with the challenges that can come along with losing a family member—you also have to face the complicated legal process in order to obtain justice for your loss. Filing a Los Angeles wrongful death action may not bring your loved one back, but it can help hold the liable party accountable and provide your family with a sense of justice as well as compensation for the financial losses with which you have dealt. Working with a compassionate wrongful death attorney from the initial stages of the process can further protect your family and provide you with the support you need as you navigate the claim process.
Before filing a wrongful death action in Los Angeles, an attorney can help you determine whether you have the right to file a claim. The right to file a wrongful death action relies, in part, on several key factors.
To file a wrongful death claim, a lawyer will need to establish liability for the incident that led to the loss of the deceased. Typically, this entails looking for evidence of negligence or wrongdoing, meaning the liable party deviated from the reasonable standard of care that another person and/or entity, under the same circumstances, would have exercised to protect the individual.
Each affected family can file only one wrongful death action for the loss of a loved one, and the individual(s) with the closest familial relationship to the deceased—usually spouses, children, or parents—generally have the right to file that claim. In the absence of those relationships, the estate of the deceased may, in some instances, have the right to file a wrongful death action.
Your first step in navigating a wrongful death case should be to reach out to a compassionate legal team. Our dedicated team at Boren Law can help guide you and/or your family through the claim process, make sure you understand your rights as a family, and deal with the insurance company or relevant institutions on your behalf.
After an initial free and confidential consultation to determine your and/or your family’s right to file a wrongful death claim, our attorney will gather evidence related to the incident. This can involve talking to witnesses, reviewing accident reports, or examining other factors that likely contributed to the incident. We will also look at the damages you sustained because of the loss of your loved one.
Our lawyer will then put together a Los Angeles wrongful death complaint for filing, which includes the legal basis for the claim, the economic and non-economic damages suffered by your family, and any other details that could shape the case.
Finally, we will file the case with the Los Angeles court system and serve the defendant(s) with a notice that they have been sued in your case. The party accused of liability in the wrongful death case will then have the chance to respond. Most wrongful death cases in Los Angeles settle out of court; however, in some cases, a family may have to take the case to trial to recover compensation for their loss. Either way, Boren Law will stand beside you.
Filing a Los Angeles wrongful death action can help your family seek justice and recover compensation for the financial losses you have faced, including the loss of your loved one’s wages, the services they performed for the family, and funeral and burial expenses, among other recoveries. You can even file a claim for the loss of your loved one’s presence and the role they filled in your life.
At Boren Law, we are your trusted advocate, fighting on your behalf with contingency-based services, meaning your support is free unless our legal team successfully reaches a settlement on your behalf or helps you win in court. Contact us today to learn more about filing a wrongful death action in Los Angeles and how the process can benefit you and/or your family.