When a family in Long Beach loses someone to another person's carelessness, the questions pile up fast. We connect you, for free, with an independent attorney who can walk you through a California wrongful death claim.
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Claim it before someone else doesNineteen people lost their lives on Long Beach streets in 2025, according to public collision records. Behind each number is a Los Angeles County household trying to figure out what comes next — a shared mortgage, kids who need rides, a partner suddenly gone. A wrongful death claim exists for exactly that situation. It is a civil action, separate from any criminal case, and it asks the person or company responsible to answer for what the family has lost. Some of these losses trace to collisions on Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach Boulevard, Pacific Coast Highway or the I-405, though a claim can also follow a fall at a business, a defective product, or negligent care. Under California law the surviving spouse or domestic partner and children hold the first right to file, followed by certain dependents and heirs. The window is two years from the date of death, and shorter when a government entity is involved. LawProactive connects you, at no charge, with an independent attorney who handles these cases on contingency.
California gives the surviving spouse or domestic partner and children the first right to sue, with certain dependents and heirs following. An attorney can sort out who in your family has standing before anything is filed.
You generally have two years from the date of death, but if a city, county or state agency is involved — say a Long Beach city vehicle or a poorly maintained public road — the deadline to give notice is much shorter.
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Recoverable losses include burial and funeral costs, the financial support your loved one would have provided, and the loss of their love, companionship and guidance. None of that depends on whether a criminal case is filed.
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