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Wrongful Death Attorney in California

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Wrongful death cases, involving loss of life, are among the most tragic and important cases. These cases can also be legally complicated and difficult. Only limited categories of relatives are allowed to bring a wrongful death case for the loss of a loved one. Very often, time is of the essence in order to preserve your rights when a loved one dies. Based in Oakland wrongful death attorneys Haddad & Sherwin LLP have the knowledge, skill, and experience to successfully handle many types of wrongful death cases. Contact us if you or someone you love has lost a family member in questionable circumstances.

Our wrongful death cases arise from police shootings, restraint asphyxia, police tactics and force, jail beatings, jail suicides, and jail medical care.

We have won many wrongful death cases for children, spouses, and parents of sons and daughters killed by police, security guards, jails, and jail medical providers.  We have uncovered cover-ups of suspicious deaths, bringing closure, compensation, and justice for families. We know how to uncover the truth to protect and prevent others from suffering tragic wrongful death. If you are looking for one of the best wrongful death attorneys in California, contact us below.

Do you need a Wrongful Death Attorney in Oakland, CA?

Contact us  today to get a free consultation with an experienced, Oakland-based wrongful death attorney.  We handle cases throughout California, including the Bay Area, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, North Coast, Central Coast, Central Valley, and more!

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    • $12.75 Million for Distraught Inmate’s Slow-Motion Suicide

      In the largest settlement ever against Wellpath, a national for-profit correctional care company, Haddad & Sherwin LLP won a $12.75 million settlement for Katherine Johnson, the sister of Randall Johnson who died in the Shasta County Jail in 2018.  Wellpath agreed to pay $11.1 million towards the settlement, only five days before trial against them

    • $11.5 Million for Inmate Rendered Quadriplegic

      In a groundbreaking case against Stanislaus County and its private, for-profit jail medical provider, Haddad & Sherwin LLP obtained an $11.5 million settlement for a former inmate who walked into the jail able-bodied, and was carried out on a stretcher — paralyzed from the neck down. Our client, who wishes his name to remain private,

    • $8.3 Million for Jail Death — Largest Wrongful Death Civil Rights Settlement in California State History

      After over four years of litigation and finishing the first week of a 10 week trial, Alameda County and Corizon Health, Inc., a national for-profit jail health care corporation, have ended a wrongful death civil rights case by agreeing to pay $8.3 mi...

    • $7.3 Million Settlement for Police Choke Hold Killing

      This local case involved Pittsburg police officers’ use of a carotid hold and choke hold, and other highly injurious force, on video, while Beto Martinez can be heard saying, “I can’t breathe!” much like the more publicized cases of George Floyd and Eric Garner. On the afternoon of July 26, 2016, City of Pittsburg, California,

    • $7 Million for Sacramento Freeway Shooting

      Justice has prevailed in another case of an unjustified police shooting. Civil rights firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP have won a settlement of $7 million for their client, the mother of Daniel Shaham (31), against the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and then-Officer Paul Shadwell. This remains one of the largest settlements in CHP history and

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