When someone learns that their family member, their husband, wife, child or parent, has died unexpectedly, it is soul-shattering. When the family learns that someone else caused the death, it’s completely devastating. The ‘what if’s’ keep running through everyone’s minds. “What if I hadn’t asked him to go to the store for me?” “What if I hadn’t put her in that nursing home?” “What if I’d gone to a different doctor?”
The answers can never be known, but a life has been cut short and someone else was responsible. While nothing will ever change what happened, justice demands that reparations be made. After the death, the family may be left in a very difficult financial position. If the primary breadwinner is gone, it may be almost impossible to pay for the bare necessities of life. If the primary custodian of the children is no longer there, someone else must be found to care for the children.
The legal representatives of the person who was responsible for the death will do everything possible to confuse and delay the case. Often, the family will feel pressure shortly after the death to settle for an amount that is far below what is justified. The family needs an experienced attorney who thoroughly understands both the family’s concerns and needs and the legal system. They need someone who will stand by them throughout the legal process and succeed in getting them what they deserve.
T. J. Smith graduated from the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar and practices before the U.S. Eastern, Western and Southern District Courts of Kentucky, the 6th and 7th Circuits of the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has been ranked among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers since 2003 and has been named the Best of Louisville since 2008. He is a member of both the Million Dollar and Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forums and has received verdicts and settlements of over $200,000,000 for the benefit of his clients. T.J. Smith LLC represents clients from their location in Louisville, Kentucky. Anyone Needing to File a Wrongful Death Case in Louisville should strongly consider contacting this firm at Tjwillmakeempay.com.
