Wrongful Death vs. Survival Actions in California
These two claims often arise from the same death but compensate different losses. Here is how they differ in California.
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What Damages Are Available in a Wrongful Death Case?
Wrongful death damages in California cover both financial losses and the harder-to-measure loss of a loved one. Here is what may be recoverable.
Who Can File a Wrongful Death Claim in California?
California limits who may bring a wrongful death claim to a specific order of family members. Here is who qualifies and why it matters.
Injured on Government Property: California's Six-Month Rule
A claim against a public entity runs on a different clock from every other injury claim in California — generally six months, not two years. Miss it and a strong case usually ends before it begins.
How Pain and Suffering Is Calculated in California Injury Claims
California puts no cap on pain and suffering in ordinary injury cases. Here is what these damages cover, how insurers estimate them, what really drives the value, and how fault affects your recovery.
Slip and Fall in a Store, Restaurant, or Supermarket
Retail and restaurant falls are the most common premises claims — and the most winnable, because businesses generate records. Sweep logs and camera footage usually decide them, if they are requested in time.
How Long Do You Have to Sue After a Slip and Fall in California?
Two years sounds generous until you learn that a government-owned property cuts it to six months — and that the evidence which proves a fall case disappears long before either deadline.
Slip and Fall Laws in California: Proving a Property Owner Was Negligent
Falling on someone else's property does not by itself create a claim. California asks a narrower question: did the owner manage the property as a reasonable person would have, and did they know about the hazard?
The Evidence That Disappears After a Truck Crash
The records that prove a truck case are mostly electronic — and most of them are on retention schedules. Here is what exists, how long it typically survives, and what a preservation letter does.
Why Truck Accident Claims Are Bigger — and Harder to Win
Truck claims carry larger policies and larger injuries — and they are defended far more aggressively, often by investigators who reach the scene before the vehicles are moved. Here is what that asymmetry means for you.