When a preventable death on Pacific Coast Highway, Lincoln Boulevard, or the Santa Monica Freeway leaves a family behind, we help you pursue the claim your family deserves, free of charge.
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Claim it before someone else doesFive people died in Santa Monica traffic collisions in 2025, out of 445 injury crashes recorded citywide. Each of those numbers is a family learning how to move through Los Angeles County's courts while grieving. Wrongful death law in California exists for this moment: it lets a spouse, domestic partner, or child (and in some cases other dependents or heirs) bring a civil claim when someone's negligence took a life on Pacific Coast Highway, Lincoln Boulevard, 4th Street, or the Santa Monica Freeway. That claim is separate from any criminal case. Prosecutors decide whether to charge a driver; only the family can pursue funeral and burial costs, the income the person would have provided, and the harder-to-measure loss of love, companionship, and guidance. The clock matters. Most claims must be filed within two years of the date of death, and the window shrinks when a city, county, or state agency is involved. Our team handles these cases on a contingency basis, so you pay no fee unless there is a recovery.
California limits wrongful death standing to a spouse or domestic partner and children first, then certain dependents and heirs. Our team will explain where your family fits before anything else moves forward.
The general two-year limit runs from the date of death, but claims involving a government entity carry a much shorter notice period. Getting our team involved early protects that window.
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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 damages go beyond funeral and burial expenses to include lost financial support and the loss of love, companionship, and guidance. We evaluate all of it on a contingency basis, with no fee unless there is a recovery.
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