Beverly Hills Wrongful Death Lawyer

Did you lose a family member to negligence in Beverly Hills, CA?

At Cohen Injury Law Group, we stand beside Beverly Hills families seeking accountability after a wrongful death.

If a negligent driver, property owner, or company caused a death in your family, no claim can undo the loss, but it can hold the responsible party accountable and protect your family’s future. A wrongful death claim exists for exactly that purpose. Our Beverly Hills, CA wrongful death lawyer can identify everyone responsible, handle the legal process, and pursue full compensation while your family grieves. Our founding attorney has represented grieving families and seriously injured clients for more than thirty years, with millions of dollars recovered. Reach our office for a confidential conversation about what happened.

Wrongful Death Lawyer Beverly Hills, CA

A wrongful death case is a claim brought by close family members when someone is killed by another party’s negligence, carelessness, or wrongful act. It seeks compensation for the family’s losses, from funeral and burial costs to the financial and emotional support the person would have provided for years to come. California law allows specific relatives, often a spouse, children, or parents, to bring the claim. The purpose is to shift the financial burden of the death onto the party who caused it.

Fatal accidents take a heavy and lasting toll on the families left behind. Unintentional injuries are the third leading cause of death in the United States, claiming more than 220,000 lives in 2023, according to federal mortality data. Behind many of those numbers is a preventable act, and when negligence is the cause, a wrongful death claim can hold the responsible party to account.

Types of Wrongful Death Cases We Handle in Beverly Hills

A wrongful death claim can follow almost any kind of fatal accident. These are the losses we take on for Beverly Hills families, each rooted in another party’s negligence.

• Car accidents. A fatal crash caused by a negligent driver is among the most common wrongful death claims. Speeding, distraction, and impaired driving are frequent causes, and each points to a driver who failed a basic duty of care.
• Truck accidents. A collision with a large commercial truck often proves fatal because of the sheer difference in size, and the claim can reach the trucking company as well as the driver behind the wheel.
• Motorcycle accidents. A rider killed by a careless driver leaves a family with a claim against the party at fault. With no protection in a crash, motorcyclists are killed far more often than other drivers.
• Pedestrian accidents. A person struck and killed while walking gives their family a claim against the driver who caused it. Crosswalk and intersection deaths are among the most common.
• Construction accidents. A fatal fall or equipment failure on a job site can support a claim against a third party beyond the employer, where the family’s recovery is not limited to workers’ compensation.
• Bicycle accidents. A cyclist killed by a driver who failed to yield or look leaves a family with a claim against that driver. A rider has no shield against a car’s weight and speed.
• Premises liability. A death caused by an unsafe property condition, from a fall down poorly kept stairs to a fatal assault where security was lacking, can be a wrongful death claim.
• Dog bite. A fatal dog attack, most often on a child or an older adult, can support a claim against the animal’s owner and, in some cases, a landlord.

Why Choose Cohen Injury Law Group as my Wrongful Death Lawyer in Beverly Hills, CA?

A wrongful death claim asks a grieving family to take on an insurer at the worst possible moment in their lives. We try to lift that weight through how we treat the family and how we handle the case.

Handling a Family’s Claim With Care

These cases are unlike any other injury claim, because the family is grieving while the legal clock runs. We handle the process with that in mind, taking on the investigation, the insurers, and the paperwork so the family does not have to carry it alongside the grief. We also identify every party who shares responsibility, since more than one can be liable for a single death, and each may carry separate insurance.

Proven Results in the Hardest Cases

Our founding attorney, Wayne Cohen, is a recognized trial attorney who has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients and grieving families since 1991. A personal injury lawyer in Beverly Hills, CA gives a family a genuine advantage against an insurer that hopes to settle quietly and cheaply. That readiness often decides what the claim is ultimately worth, because an insurer treats a trial-ready firm very differently.

Nicholas Cohen, the firm’s managing partner, holds degrees from USC and Loyola Law School Los Angeles. Proving a family’s economic loss requires a careful record: employment and earnings history, benefits, the support the person provided at home, and the years of contribution the family expected. He builds that documentation so the claim reflects what was actually lost, and he keeps the process from adding to what a grieving family already carries.

Understanding Wrongful Death Cases

A wrongful death claim must prove that negligence caused the death and must capture the family’s full loss. The sections that follow address both.

What Are Important Aspects of a Wrongful Death Case?

Wrongful death claims carry features that set them apart from other cases. California law limits who may bring the claim, generally to a spouse, domestic partner, or children, and identifying the proper parties early avoids later disputes. The damages belong to the family and cover both economic losses, such as lost financial support and funeral costs, and the harder-to-measure loss of the person’s love, companionship, and guidance. Both categories are real, and both deserve a full accounting. Because more than one party can share responsibility, from a driver to a company to a property owner, a thorough look at the evidence and every potential source of liability matters. Fatal accidents of these kinds remain a leading cause of death nationwide, and each one that stems from negligence can support a claim. These cases also move forward alongside the family’s grief, which is why steady, respectful handling is part of the work rather than an afterthought.

Damages, Liability, and Compensation for Wrongful Death Cases

At the core of the claim is negligence. Everyone owes others ordinary care, and a driver, company, or property owner whose carelessness causes a death has failed that basic obligation. Where the person who died shared some fault, it reduces but does not necessarily bar the family’s recovery under California’s comparative rules. The recoverable losses reach the family’s full economic and personal loss.

A wrongful death claim can seek payment across several categories.

• Funeral and burial expenses are recoverable in full as part of the claim.
• The financial support the person would have provided over a lifetime, including wages and benefits, is compensable.
• The loss of the person’s love, companionship, and guidance carries real and recognized value in a claim.
• Medical bills incurred in the treatment before the death are part of the claim.
• The person’s own pain and suffering before death may support a related survival claim.

What Is The Wrongful Death Case Timeline?

A wrongful death claim moves through familiar stages, though the family sets the pace.

• We begin with a full investigation into how the death happened and who is responsible for it.
• We identify the specific family members entitled under California law to bring the claim.
• We gather the records, reports, and physical evidence that establish both liability and the family’s loss.
• We prepare and send a demand to the insurer once the losses are fully documented.
• Negotiation with the insurer follows, and many wrongful death claims resolve without a trial.
• If the offer does not reflect the loss, we file suit and prepare for trial.

California generally allows two years from the date of death to file, so early action protects the claim.

What Should You Bring to Your Wrongful Death Consultation?

Bring whatever you have about the person and the accident. A short list of items helps us begin.

• Any police or investigation report about the accident gives us a factual starting point.
• The death certificate and any related medical records document what happened.
• Records of the person’s income, benefits, and financial support show the scope of the family’s economic loss.
• Funeral and burial receipts and invoices belong in the claim.
• The names and contact details of anyone who witnessed the accident can help the investigation.

We will meet whenever your family is ready, often within a day or two. There is no charge for the visit, and everything you share is held with care and discretion.

Reach Out to Cohen Injury Law Group to Schedule a Consultation

Losing a family member to another’s negligence in Beverly Hills is a burden no one should carry alone. At Cohen Injury Law Group, we identify everyone responsible, document the full extent of your loss, and pursue accountability while you grieve. An attorney will handle the case with care and can meet within a day. There is no fee unless we recover for you. Contact us to get started.