When a preventable death touches a Sunnyvale family, the questions come faster than the answers. LawProactive connects you, at no cost, with an independent California attorney who can explain what a wrongful death claim means for your household.
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Claim it before someone else doesThree people died in Sunnyvale traffic collisions in 2025, according to public records, alongside 603 others who were injured across 457 crashes. Each of those numbers is a household in Santa Clara County that changed overnight. When a death follows someone else's carelessness — on El Camino Real, along SR-237, or on a quieter stretch of Mathilda or Fair Oaks Avenue — California law gives certain family members a way to seek civil accountability. A wrongful death claim is not the same as a criminal case; it can move forward whether or not charges are ever filed. The people who may bring it are limited, starting with a surviving spouse or domestic partner and children, then certain dependents or heirs. Recoverable losses include funeral and burial expenses, the financial support the person would have provided, and the loss of their love, companionship and guidance. LawProactive is not a law firm. We are a free service that connects Sunnyvale families with an independent attorney who handles these claims on contingency, so nothing is owed unless there is a recovery.
California limits wrongful death standing to a spouse or domestic partner and children first, then certain dependents and heirs. The attorney we connect you with can sort out where your family fits before anything is filed.
Most claims must be filed within two years of the date of death, and the window is shorter when a city, county, or state agency is involved. Getting connected quickly keeps those dates from becoming a problem.
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*No attorney's fee unless there is a recovery. The client may be responsible for court costs and case expenses.
Our connection service is free, and attorneys in the network work on contingency. Your family's finances are already under strain; the legal side should not add to it.
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