Losing someone in a Gilroy collision changes everything overnight. We help surviving family members understand what a wrongful death claim may look like and how we can support your family through this process.
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Claim it before someone else doesGilroy's traffic mix, from Leavesley Road and 1st Street to the US-101 corridor and Monterey Highway, sees real collision activity, and in the most recent full year, two of those crashes ended in a traffic fatality. Behind each of those numbers is a family in Gilroy trying to process a loss that arrived without warning. California law gives certain surviving family members, starting with a spouse, domestic partner, or children, the right to bring a wrongful death claim, and a limited group of other dependents may qualify if no closer relative exists. We handle wrongful death cases on contingency, meaning there's no fee unless money is recovered. If someone you love died because of another person's negligence on a Gilroy road or elsewhere, reaching out costs nothing and starts a conversation, not a commitment.
California limits standing to certain people, typically a spouse, domestic partner, or children first, then other dependents or heirs if no closer relative exists. We can clarify where your Gilroy family fits before any claim moves forward.
Most wrongful death claims must be filed within two years of the date of death, and that window shrinks significantly if a government entity, like a public roadway agency, is involved. Waiting to gather documents can quietly cost a family its right to file.
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*No attorney's fee unless there is a recovery. The client may be responsible for court costs and case expenses.
A wrongful death claim is a civil matter distinct from any criminal charges tied to the crash. Families in Gilroy don't need to wait for a criminal case to resolve, or even for charges to be filed, before exploring a civil claim.
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