Wrongful Death

A 4 year old girl  from Lodi was tragically killed today at Rancho Seco when a 4 year allegedly  old darted out between 2 cars….

On Sunday, June 28, 2015, a young boy was killed in a boating accident with a jet ski or personal watercraft on Bass Lake. The facts…

Woman Killed in Pedestrian Accident in Alta Arden An Alta Arden pedestrian was killed last Wednesday evening when struck by an automobile. The woman had…

Not all auto accidents involve another automobile. In many cases, there is only one vehicle involved. This is called a “single vehicle accident.” the driver…

Tragic stories about wrong-way drivers and resultant horrific accidents on Sacramento freeways have been all over the news lately.  Fourteen confirmed lives have been claimed…

Good news for Californians! According to data collected, skiing and snowboarding, popular sports in California, maintain an excellent safety record.  While one cannot deny there…

A review of cases involving parked tractor trailers demonstrates that liability for injury and/or death  can occur even when a tractor trailer is parked. In…

Law enforcement does a wonderful job in keeping our streets safe. But from time to time, severe injury and even death has occurred when law…

Hip fractures most often occur in front end impacts. There are several types of hip fractures. Some fractures near the femur bone and joints may…

Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you have probably heard of  “mud runs” and obstacle course-style running events – but did you know…

Obviously, anytime a child pedestrian is struck by a motor vehicle the potential exists for serious traumatic injury or even death. A vehicle may have…

Some injury claims occur when a motorist or passenger is injured due to a lack of roadside maintenance. In situations where failure to properly maintain…

In common law jurisdictions — and this includes all states of the United States except Louisiana — a wrongful death claim is a type of claim that…

I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento Wrongful Death Attorney and this article is one of a continuing series called  “Just the Stats” that indicate the causes…

Merriam-Webster defines wrongful death as “a death caused by the negligent, willful, or wrongful act, neglect, omission, or default of another.”  It is a legal…

Every year there are over 10,000 yearly deaths in California, mostly from motor vehicle accidents. There are more unintentional deaths from accidents in California than…