Wrongful Death Lawyers in California and Nationwide
Losing a spouse, or a parent or a child can be devastating. But when you have lost a person you love because another individual or business acted negligently ... there are not words than can do justice to describe your feelings.
It is often just as devastating when a loved one has been left brain damaged, paralyzed, or immobilized by a catastrophic injury. These injuries are devastating not only to the victim, but surviving family members as well. In many cases, surviving family members must devote their lives to caring for their injured loved one.
But as meaningless as it may seem right now compared to everything else, it is important to talk to an attorney about protecting your legal rights.
At O'Reilly Collins, based in San Mateo and serving the San Francisco Bay Area, we know that massive verdicts are possible in cases of wrongful death, even for decedents with no financial loss. Our lawyers have achieved verdicts like that time and again, here in California, and throughout the United States. It is not easy to do but 40 years of trial experience counts. We also understand that wrongful death cases have to be about more than just dollar amounts.
They have to be about more because money can only give you the resources you will need to rebuild some kind of life; it can never give you back the life you had before or the person you have lost. In this sense, wrongful death lawsuits are also about seeing justice done, while honoring your loved one and doing something to create a safer world for us all to live in.
Catastrophic Injuries
Certain types of severe injuries can profoundly change a person's life and the lives of those who love them as well. For information on a few of these different injuries and how our attorneys can help you obtain the compensation you deserve, see the following pages:
Selected Case Results
- A nearly $24 million dollar jury verdict for an 84-year-old motorist who was broadsided by a speeding ambulance
- A $20 million settlement for burns suffered in a gas line
- A nearly $17 million dollar jury verdict against a candy manufacturer for the wrongful death of a 9-year-old child
- A jury verdict in excess of $6.5 million dollars for an injured child in a medical malpractice case
- A jury verdict in excess of $4.5 million dollars for a man whose foot was severely injured by cargo that had not been properly secured
