Decedent’s personal injury settlement did not become wrongful death proceeds after his death.
Day on Torts
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Before his death, decedent filed suit for personal injury and loss of consortium in West Virginia. After decedent’s death, plaintiffs filed this suit in Tennessee, attempting to have the remaining settlement proceeds distributed as wrongful death proceeds rather than having them distributed under decedent’s will.
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