When preparing a wrongful death claim, you must know who to target. Determining fault involves a meticulous examination of the accident. While the other driver may hold sole liability for your accident injuries, you should not dismiss other possibilities, or it could impact your damages.
Other potentially liable parties include:
In commercial truck accidents, the trucking company employing the driver may carry a share of liability if their negligence (poor fleet maintenance, etc.) caused or contributed to your loss. Identifying responsibility ensures a comprehensive claim and brings every component of the negligence chain to light.
Under California law, relatives of the deceased may file a wrongful death claim when negligence takes away a loved one. Examples of who may file a claim include:
Grandchildren and other relatives may also be eligible for a claim in some situations.
While a wrongful death claim cannot undo your loss, pursuing accountability provides justice and financial compensation to support a path toward healing. Legal guidance can strengthen your claim.
]]>Prior to this, the trend was for fatalities to generally decrease from year to year. Some researchers have expressed hope that this increase is an abnormal blip, something that will reverse course on its own, but it’s unclear if that’s going to happen. So why did things change and why are the roads more dangerous?
The big problem is just that people are making dangerous decisions. These include things like racing, excessively speeding, intentionally running red lights, making aggressive lane changes, driving under the influence and not wearing a seatbelt. All of these factors work together to drastically increase the number of fatalities.
One issue to consider is that traffic levels were down for a few years, mostly in 2020 and 2021. This caused an increase in speed, leading to more severe accidents, because there wasn’t as much traffic congestion. But it’s clear that speed is not the only issue and that drivers are generally just embracing more risky behavior. Police officers have also reported being less likely to pull vehicles over, which could contribute to these driving habits.
Unless this mindset changes, many serious accidents will happen year in and year out. Those who have been injured or lost loved ones need to know how to seek financial compensation for funeral costs, medical bills, lost wages and more.
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