When a preventable death touches a Napa family, the questions arrive faster than the answers. We can explain your options at your pace, free of charge.
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Claim it before someone else doesLosing someone suddenly changes everything, and the paperwork that follows can feel impossible to face. In Napa, public records show 3 traffic deaths in 2025 alongside 253 injury collisions, a small number on paper and an enormous one for each family behind it. The city's collision reports cluster most heavily along Jefferson Street, Route 29, Soscol Avenue and 1st Street. A wrongful death claim is a civil matter, separate from anything the Napa County District Attorney may pursue, and it exists so surviving family members can recover funeral and burial costs, the financial support the person would have provided, and compensation for the loss of their love, companionship and guidance. California limits who can bring the claim, starting with a spouse or domestic partner and children, and it sets a two-year deadline from the date of death, shorter if a public agency is involved. We handle these cases on contingency, so there is no fee unless there is a recovery.
California gives standing first to a spouse or domestic partner and children, then to certain dependents and heirs. We can sort out where your family stands before anything is filed.
A wrongful death claim generally must be filed within two years of the date of death, and the window is shorter when a government entity is involved. Getting our team involved early protects that timeline.
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*No attorney's fee unless there is a recovery. The client may be responsible for court costs and case expenses.
We work on contingency. Your family does not pay legal fees out of pocket while you grieve.
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