Wrongful Death

Trauma centers all over the country use up to five levels to define serious and catastrophic injuries. Level one is for the most serious injuries, which require fast response times. Other trauma levels could transfer to a higher level after evaluation. Trauma level...

California is home to several world-famous theme parks with rollercoasters and other exciting rides. Theme park rides are supposed to create the illusion of danger without any actual risk. However, negligent ride maintenance and poorly trained ride operators can cause...

The statute of limitations for wrongful death cases in California is two years in most cases. That means that people only have a short window to build and bring a case after the wrongful death of a loved one. Other factors, however, including the discovery rule, can...

When an elderly loved one requires daily assistance beyond what you are able to provide, you must make a difficult decision about who to entrust with your loved one’s care. Whether you select an assisted living, memory care or continuing care retirement community for...

A successful California aerospace engineer's death is shining a light on potentially dangerous situations at unlicensed mental health facilities. The 26-year-old man was a star student in high school and college before launching his engineering career, but he began...

It's many people's worst nightmare. Receiving a phone call or a visit that bears news of the sudden loss of a loved one. Shock is normally the first and prominent reaction, followed usually by any emotional reaction in the book. Most can't believe that this is really...

Last week, this Alameda-based personal injury legal blog offered a post on the tragic loss of nearly 3 dozen lives in a boat fire in Southern California. The victims perished when the dive boat they were sleeping on caught fire and they were unable to escape to...

California is a beautiful state that contains some of the nation's most precious natural environments. From the mountains of the Sierra Nevada to the desert of Death Valley, California provides its residents with practically every type of terrain that they could want....

A doctor is charged with providing their patient with care that may improve the patient's health. While not all medical conditions can be healed fully and some medical conditions are not treatable, a doctor should take the time to explore the possible causes of their...

The loss of elderly loved ones to old age is hard on those who loved and cared for them, while the deaths of young friends and family members can be devastating when the losses are unexpected. Not every death that occurs in the California will be considered wrongful,...