A wrongful death occurs when a person dies due to someone else's negligence or intentional act. Even if the death is accidental, a victim's relative can recover damages from those responsible. Under Tennessee law, a victim's personal injury claim becomes a wrongful...
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Reckless drivers and fatal bike accidents
If you regularly ride a bike, or have a child who often bikes near traffic, you need to go over the various hazards and focus on accident prevention. Sadly, even very cautious bicyclists become involved in serious traffic collisions due to reckless drivers. In some...
What is wrongful death?
Car accidents and other personal injury situations can often lead to death. When someone dies because someone else was negligent, FindLaw explains that is wrongful death. In a wrongful death situation, you as the family member of the person who died have the right...
Trucks, speed and distractions raise the risk of fatal accidents
Tennessee's 2019 Hands-Free Law prohibits motorists from holding a mobile device while operating a vehicle. Distracted driving, however, continues to cause catastrophic accidents affecting families across the Volunteer State. As reported by WBIR-TV's website, more...
The critical elements of a wrongful death suit
The death of a loved one is never easy, and it can incite Tennessee legal action when it is the result of someone else’s negligence. If you lost a spouse or family member due to another person or organization, you might have grounds for a claim. According to the...
Can you start an injury lawsuit for a family member?
There are several situations in which you might be able to file an injury lawsuit on behalf of a family member. Unfortunately, the most common by far is if the family member has died. This matter falls under the jurisdiction of state law. Here are some of the details...
Families file lawsuits in crash that killed Kobe Bryant, others
Tennessee fans of basketball player Kobe Bryant may be aware that his wife, Vanessa Bryant, filed a lawsuit against the owners of the helicopter that Bryant was traveling in when it crashed, causing his death and the death of eight other people. The Bryants'...
Families of victims may consider merits of wrongful death claims
Losing a loved one is never an easy experience. Unfortunately, Tennessee residents are faced with this tragic situation whenever a fatal crash takes the life of an innocent victim. Recently, one man shared his frustration over the senseless loss of his brother in a...
Families may seek relief from damages via wrongful death lawsuits
The loss of a loved one is a tragedy from which families may never fully recover. If that death was sudden, as happens in a traffic accident, the emotional pain may only be exacerbated by the financial burdens these accidents often impose. Under some...
Fatal crash caused by drunk driver could be wrongful death case
Traveling the highways throughout the nation is often challenging enough based on congestion and roadwork. Add in the possibility that impaired drivers may be traveling along these same roads and the level of danger increases substantially. Sadly, when an impaired...
