Understanding How Tennessee Law Values a Life Lost Key Takeaways: The Jordan consortium rule stems from the Tennessee Supreme Court’s decision in Jordan v. Baptist Three Rivers, interpreting Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-113 to allow wrongful death beneficiaries to seek recovery for loss of society, companionship, and relationship alongside economic losses. This judicial construction, not…
Understanding the Legal Line Between Serving a Drink and Causing a Death in Tupelo Key Takeaways: Under Mississippi Code § 67-3-73(4), "visibly intoxicated" means a purchaser displayed observable signs of impairment, slurred speech, unsteady walking, glassy eyes, or fumbling with money, at the moment of purchase, not that they reached a specific blood-alcohol level. Mississippi…
How Mississippi Protects a Child’s Share of a Wrongful Death Recovery Key Takeaways: Mississippi generally requires chancery court approval before a child’s wrongful death settlement can be finalized. Miss. Code Ann. § 93-20-431(1)(b) may trigger court review whenever the sum owed a minor is not a liquidated sum certain, which describes most tort recoveries, with…
One Death, One Lawsuit: How Mississippi Consolidates Wrongful Death Claims Key Takeaways: Mississippi’s one-suit rule under Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-13 requires only one wrongful death lawsuit per death, brought for the benefit of all parties concerned. A widow, parent, and sibling in Jackson cannot each maintain separate cases against the same defendant. The action…
Alabama Code 6-5-410 Punitive Damages Only: What a Fatal Highway 36 Wreck Means for Grieving Families Key Takeaways: A recent fatal collision on Alabama Highway 36 near Hartselle has renewed attention on how Alabama handles death claims after a crash. Alabama law splits wrongful death into separate statutes for adults and minors, and it applies…
What Grieving Tupelo Families Should Know About a Wrongful Death Attorney Mississippi Claim After the July 2026 Holiday Crashes Key Takeaways: Mississippi Highway Patrol reported that troopers investigated 110 crashes over the July 2026 Independence Day holiday weekend, a sobering reminder of how dangerous the state’s roads become during holiday travel. Under Mississippi’s wrongful death…
The Legal Basis for Wrongful Death in Columbus, Mississippi Key Takeaways: Under Mississippi law, surviving family members can pursue wrongful death claims when a loved one dies due to another’s negligent or wrongful conduct. Proving wrongful death in Columbus requires establishing four elements: duty of care, breach of that duty, causation, and damages. These claims…
Fatal Medgar Evers Boulevard Crash Renews Focus on Jackson Pedestrian Safety Key Takeaways: A wheelchair-using pedestrian killed by a vehicle on Medgar Evers Boulevard illustrates how Mississippi’s wrongful death law, found primarily in Miss. Code § 11-7-13, may allow a grieving family to seek accountability. The statute limits who may sue to a defined class…
Understanding Mississippi’s Wrongful Death Law After a Fatal Jackson Crash Key Takeaways: Under Mississippi Code § 11-7-13, only specific relatives may file a wrongful death claim after a fatal Jackson crash: spouses, children, parents, and siblings. Close friends or distant relatives generally cannot file. Adoptive parents and children have the same rights as biological family,…
Delayed Symptoms After Car Accident Concerns After the Memphis Airport Crash Key Takeaways: A June 2026 fatal crash near Memphis International Airport shows how quickly injured people and surviving families must act to protect health and legal rights. In Tennessee, wrongful death claims pass to surviving relatives or a personal representative based on statutory priority,…