Knoxville Car Accident Injury Attorney | Tennessee Wrongful Death Lawyer

If you suffer an injury in a car accident, or if a loved one is killed in an accident, you are entitled to money damages for pain and suffering, emotional distress, medical bills, loss of companionship, and out-of-pocket expenses.

Attorney Robert R. Kurtz can get you the compensation to which you are entitled. Mr. Kurtz represents people injured in accidents involving cars, motorcycles, trucks, watercraft, bicycles, and tractor trailers. Contact Mr. Kurtz at his office in Knoxville, Tennessee, for a free consultation.

Tennessee Wrongful Death Law

If your loved one was killed by someone else's negligence, the law allows you to sue in his or her place.

The Tennessee wrongful death statute is found at T.C.A. § 20-6-106, Wrongful death; beneficiaries:

(a) The right of action which a person, who dies from injuries received from another, or whose death is caused by the wrongful act, omission, or killing by another, would have had against the wrongdoer, in case death had not ensued, shall not abate or be extinguished by the person's death but shall pass to the person's surviving spouse and, in case there is no surviving spouse, to the person's children or next of kin; or to the person's personal representative, for the benefit of the person's surviving spouse or next of kin; or to the person's natural parents or parent or next of kin if at the time of death decedent was in the custody of the natural parents or parent and had not been legally surrendered or abandoned by them pursuant to any court order removing such person from the custody of such parents or parent; otherwise to the person's legally adoptive parents or parent, or to the administrator for the use and benefit of the adoptive parents or parent; the funds recovered in either case to be free from the claims of creditors.

(b) In any case involving a beneficiary who is a minor or who is legally incompetent, if the court finds it is in the best interest of such beneficiary, the court in its discretion may authorize all or any portion of the funds recovered for such beneficiary to be added to any trust or trusts established for the benefit of such beneficiary, wherever situated, whether such trust was created by the person whose death was caused by the wrongful action or omission or by any other person. The funds recovered shall be for the benefit of such beneficiary and shall be free from the claims of creditors.

(c) For purposes of this section, "person" includes a fetus which was viable at the time of injury. A fetus shall be considered viable if it had achieved a stage of development wherein it could reasonably be expected to be capable of living outside the uterus.

Contact Mr. Kurtz for a free initial consultation. Mr. Kurtz's office is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; evening and weekend hours are available by appointment. In-home and in-jail visits are also available.

Mr. Kurtz accepts all major credit cards, and contingency fees are available for personal injury cases. Mr. Kurtz's office is located in downtown Knoxville, two blocks from the Howard H. Baker Jr. Federal Courthouse and the Tennessee Supreme Court.

Robert R. Kurtz

Robert R. Kurtz represents clients in the cities of Athens, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Cookeville, Crossville, Gatlinburg, Greeneville, Jefferson City, Kingston, Knoxville, Maynardville, Memphis, Nashville, Newport, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville and the tri-cities of Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol.

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Car Accident Injury Lawyer in Tennessee

Seeking Compensation for Car Accidents and Wrongful Death

Tennessee Wrongful Death Law

Robert R. Kurtz

Robert R. Kurtz represents clients in the cities of Athens, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Cookeville, Crossville, Gatlinburg, Greeneville, Jefferson City, Kingston, Knoxville, Maynardville, Memphis, Nashville, Newport, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville and the tri-cities of Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol.