The firm changed 100 years of Tennessee wrongful death law in winning an appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court in Jordan v. Baptist Three Rivers Hospital, 984 S.W.2d 593 (Tenn. 1999).

In Jordan the Tennessee Supreme Court recognized that damages in a wrongful death case could now include monetary damages for the loss of the deceased's love, affection, companionship and consortium.

The defense bar acknowledged that:

• "In 1999, the value of every wrongful death case in the State of Tennessee increased dramatically when the Supreme Court held that a surviving spouse and adult children could recover for loss of consortium damages in a wrongful death case. See Jordan v. Baptist Three Rivers Hospital, 984 S.W. 2d 593 (Tenn. 1999). Plaintiffs who are children or the spouse of the deceased may now recover for damages such as loss of companionship, comfort, society, attention, cooperation, affection, care and love, and in the case of the spouse, sexual relations. Prior to this ruling, the Tennessee courts only allowed plaintiffs to recover certain damages on behalf of the deceased. Specifically, plaintiffs could recover the mental and physical suffering, loss of time, and necessary expenses resulting to the deceased from the personal injuries."

Mr. Smith is Board-certified as a Civil Trial Specialist and is also certified as a Medical Malpractice specialist. The firm has a track-record of winning million dollar settlements and judgments in wrongful death cases. Fewer than 1% of Tennessee's attorneys are certified as Civil Trial Specialists and only 10 Tennesse attorneys are certified as Medical Malpractice Specialists. Wrongful Death Litigation. Call us at 1-800-394-2119 for a free and confidential evaluation of your case.