Wrongful Death

In San Diego, as in other places around the country, accidental death is among the leading causes of fatalities. The National Safety Council projects that every five minutes, another person will die in a preventable accident. This means there are thousands of families all across the country who lose a loved one under circumstances that […]

A wrongful death is when an individual is killed as a result of someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing. A wrongful death claim is a civil lawsuit that can be filed on behalf of the victim by their spouse, children, or parents. A wrongful death claim can help provide the decedent’s family with financial support and […]

Actor Paul Walker died in a fiery automobile crash in 2013 while attending a Southern California charity event. The Fast and the Furious star was a passenger in his friend Roger Rodas’ 2005 Porsche Carrera GT when they went for a drive. The driver lost control of the car, slamming into several poles and a tree. Both men […]

The sudden and unexpected death of a loved one can prove as financially costly as it is emotionally traumatic. In addition to the grief that the family of a deceased victim will surely experience, there is the financial burden of medical bills, funeral expenses and lost income the victim would have earned. For many, a […]

A recent report released by a U.S. Senator has revealed that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) paid hundreds of millions of dollars in wrongful death settlements to more than 1,000 families from 2001 to 2011. The VA has been under fire after it was discovered that some VA medical centers had doctored records […]

Two years after the death of Kaitlynn Fisher, Progressive Insurance finally reached a settlement agreement with the Fisher family. Unfortunately, it took the insurance company’s name being completely tarnished as the story quickly went viral throughout the Internet. In 2010, Kaitlynn Fisher died in a fatal car accident after a driver ran a red light […]

A prominent Charlottesville attorney, Matthew B. Murray (of Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen) and his client, Isaiah Lester, have been accused of lying to the court in regards to a wrongful death case. Lester was originally awarded roughly $10.6 million for the death of his wife and injuries he sustained when the two were victims […]