Compassionate Legal Advice After a Fatal Accident
Wrongful death occurs when a person dies or suffers fatal injuries due to another person's carelessness, negligence or recklessness, or because of violence. The amount of compensation granted to survivors is often economic, based upon the loss of the deceased's financial support. However, the most important loss is the personal loss you have suffered. The loss of a loved spouse, parent or child is a crippling blow to a family.
After the wrongful death of their loved one, families may recover compensation for:
- Medical bills, funeral costs and other costs related to the fatal accident
- Loss of the deceased's future income (including the future income of a child or teenager)
- Loss of services, including the services of homemakers who cook, clean and maintain the home or retire persons who undertake home repairs, baby sit or do the gardening
- Loss of love, care, comfort and companionship, as well as loss of advice and guidance
Attorneys David Baum and Martin Blake gather testimony from multiple experts to show the loss that you have suffered as a result of the wrongful death or your child, spouse or parent. We work with employers and specialists in the deceased's field to determine how much income he or she would have produced in the future. We also use economic experts to testify to your family's future income loss.
If your loved one has died in a fatal accident through another person's carelessness, negligence or recklessness, or due to violence:
At the law firm of Baum & Blake, we understand that every life has a value that goes far beyond economic losses. This is where the "art" of legal representation comes into play. We've had significant success in helping juries understand a family's loss on a personal and emotional level as well as on a financial level. While every case is different, our record of seven figure verdicts in such cases speaks to our success.
We invite you to review some select cases below and in our newsletter, the Baum & Blake Report.
Please contact us for a free initial consultation regarding your wrongful death case.
Client: Husband of pregnant woman
Accident: Woman's car crushed when 40 tons of granite fell onto a freeway from a truck travelling on an overpass.
Injury: Death of mother and unborn child.
Challenge: Difficult to value case with minimal economic loss to client.
Creative Response: Developed evidence of the close familial bonds and the impact of the loss of a spouse and unborn child.
Outcome: Settlement for $3 million
San Francisco wrongful death lawyer: David Baum
Client: Family of truck driver
Accident: Single vehicle truck accident
Injury: Multiple catastrophic injuries leading to death.
Challenge: The driver's speed was a cause of the accident and he had just begun his own trucking business, making substantially less than in his former employment.
Creative Response: Martin Blake was able to prove that the roadway was unsafe based on previous accidents and lack of warning signs.
Outcome: Trial verdict for $1.4 million
San Francisco truck accident attorney: Martin Blake
