When a death in Placerville was caused by someone else's carelessness, your family has the right to answers and to a civil claim. Contact us at no cost to discuss your case with an attorney who serves El Dorado County.
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Claim it before someone else doesPlacerville is small enough—about 10,650 residents—that a sudden death is rarely anonymous here. In 2025, public records logged 31 injury collisions inside the city limits, 51 people hurt, and one traffic death. One is a low number until it is your family. Reported crashes in Placerville cluster along Route 50, Placerville Drive, and Broadway Drive, most often on Thursday afternoons between 3 and 5 p.m. If someone you love was killed because another person was careless—behind the wheel, on a job site, in a care setting—California law allows certain family members to bring a civil wrongful death claim. That claim runs on its own track, apart from any criminal case the El Dorado County District Attorney may pursue, and it has a two-year deadline that shrinks when a public agency is involved. We handle wrongful death claims on contingency, meaning no fee unless there is a recovery.
California limits standing in wrongful death cases: a spouse or domestic partner and children come first, followed by certain dependents and heirs. We can sort out who in your family qualifies before anything is filed.
Most claims must be filed within two years of the date of death, but the window is much shorter when a city, county, or state agency is involved. An early consultation means those dates are calendared while your family focuses on grieving.
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*No attorney's fee unless there is a recovery. The client may be responsible for court costs and case expenses.
Recoverable losses go beyond funeral and burial costs to include the financial support your loved one would have provided and the loss of their love, companionship, and guidance. We work on contingency, so there is no fee unless there is a recovery.
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