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San Francisco Wrongful Death Lawyers

The San Francisco California wrongful death attorneys at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo have been successfully helping the surviving family members of wrongful death victims since 1979. All deaths are tragic but wrongful deaths can be especially hard for families to deal with. We fully believe that, in many cases, the family members truly deserve compensation for their loved one’s death for reasons discussed below. The law agrees with us: The California Wrongful Death Statutes and Survivor Statutes states that if the death in question was because of criminal conduct, recklessness, improper conduct, negligence, or the inaction of another person, the survivors are to be rewarded monetary damages.

Let Us Be There for You

Coping financially and emotionally with the death of a loved one can be very challenging. We want to be there for you and ease your burden. Let an experienced San Francisco California wrongful death lawyer from DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo fight hard for you. Our Bay Area wrongful death attorneys have been supporting, advising, and winning monetary damages for grieving survivors for over three decades. Call us any time to discuss your case, your questions, and your options for free: (415) 200-0701.

Wrongful Deaths Causes

Sadly, wrongful deaths happen frequently in the US as a direct result of various situations, negligence, injuries, and accidents. Common wrongful death lawsuits in San Francisco, Oakland and the Bay Area are due to:

  • Motor vehicle accidents including truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, and car and auto accidents, rollover accidents, boating accidents, and drunk drivers;
  • Slip, Trip and Fall – Premises Liability;
  • Burn Injuries;
  • Product defect liability accidents including car, motorcycle or truck defect, tire defect, saw defect, product defect, machine defect, or equipment malfunction;
  • Accidents at Work;
  • Crosswalk, Pedestrian and Bicycle accidents;
  • Criminal Conduct and intentional acts such as murder; and
  • Construction and Factory Accidents.

Wrongful Death Case Law

The California Wrongful Death Statute and Survivor Statute includes a section on who can bring the case forward. It starts with the fact that a wrongful death lawsuit can be brought forward by the survivors of the deceased person. The initial set of survivors who are eligible by law to bring the suit for wrongful death are the children, the surviving spouse, and the surviving children of any deceased children of the victim. Though most families will file it together, they can file the wrongful death case separately. If the wrongful death victim does not have any available relatives who are part of their direct family as listed above, then the victim’s parents, siblings, children of siblings and then their lineal descendents could have a right to bring the wrongful death lawsuit.

Wrongful Death On the Job

It is crucial to discuss wrongful deaths that occur while the victim was on the job with our experienced San Francisco Bay Area workers’ compensation and work injury attorneys. As an employee, your family member had rights in the case of their wrongful death at work regardless of the cause of death. We will discuss it with you regarding your specific case during the free initial consultation.

Maximum Compensation

The San Francisco, East Bay, Marin and Peninsula California wrongful death firm of DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo will use its solid reputation and extensive experience throughout the State of California’s legal community to maximize the compensation you and/or your family are due under the law. Eligible survivors of a wrongful death victim could get compensation for any or all of the following reasons:

  1. Medical bills that are a direct result of procedures, treatment and injuries for the wrongful death victim;
  2. The loss of "care, comfort and society" which includes monetary compensation for your loss of moral support, consolation, companionship, solace, affection, love, and (if a spouse is a claimant) consortium;
  3. The future financial support you and/or the family would have received if it wasn’t for the victim’s wrongful death;
  4. Burial and funeral expenses; and
  5. The equivalent monetary value of the assistance and chores done in the household that your family member would have performed.

Free Initial Consultation

All case evaluations and initial consultations are free in order to give every person who may be a victim the chance to meet with an experienced attorney, discuss their case and get free legal advice. If you choose to go forward, we will then work on a contingency basis as we believe in helping people have fair access to quality legal help. This means you will not be charged until and unless we win your wrongful death case. Our San Francisco wrongful death attorneys are available to meet with you and your family at our office, your hospital room or your home during Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Our attorneys and staff are also available any other time you need us, including evenings, Saturday and Sunday (by appointment only).

San Francisco and Oakland Bay Area Wrongful Death Injury Law Firm: (415) 200-0701