PERSONAL INJURY – LOSS OF CONSORTIUM Loss of Consortium – Consists of several elements, encompassing not only material services, but such intangibles as society, guidance, companionship and sexual relations. Black’s Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition. Damages in a personal injury case are usually clear cut. It is easy to see on paper how much a person has spent on medical bills or the amount of … [Read more...]
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS Emotional Distress – A claim of damages in lawsuits for injury due to the negligence or intentional acts of another. Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress: The responsible party exhibited negligent behavior that caused the distress (i.e., rear end collision). You must be able to prove a connection between the wrongdoer’s conduct and the emotional distress. The … [Read more...]
An Element of Damages in a Personal Injury Case- Loss of Earning Capacity
PERSONAL INJURY – LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY Loss of Earning Capacity - Damages that can be awarded in a personal injury case when an injury has reduced your chances of earning money in the future by working. If your injury is severe enough that you are unable to work or return to work making the same amount of earnings, another part of your injury settlement you are entitled to be … [Read more...]
AN ELEMENT OF DAMAGE IN A PERSONAL INJURY CASE-PAIN & SUFFERING
PERSONAL INJURY – PAIN AND SUFFERING Pain and Suffering - noun. The physical and mental distress suffered from an injury, including actual broken bones and internal ruptures, but also the aches, pain, temporary and permanent limitations on activity, potential shortening of life, depression, and embarrassment from scarring, all of which are part of the "general damages" recoverable by someone … [Read more...]
CONFEDERATE FLAG
Confederate Flag, should it stay or should it go?Unless you have been staying on a desert island this week with no communication to the world, everyone knows that the Confederate Flag is coming down from flagpoles all over the country. This allegedly racist flag has been a major conversation piece - especially for the State of Alabama even though the issue began because of a racist shooting in … [Read more...]
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
Since 1791, there have been 22,137 known line of duty deaths in America. In order to honor fallen police officers around the United States, in 1962 President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day. The week that May 15th falls has been designated as National Police Week. The main events are held in Washington D.C. and tens of thousands of people … [Read more...]
Holiday Driving
Holiday Driving. As 2012 winds down in holiday cheer, drivers across the mid-South will be ramping up their activity on the road. We here at Ron Kim Law would like to remind our family, friends, and fellow mid-Southerners to exercise extreme caution when holiday driving. Far too often, we are saddened to take on cases involving death on hazardous wintry roads; we beseech you to take the … [Read more...]
Fungal Meningitis
FUNGAL MENINGITIS Ann Bequette of Martin was admitted Tuesday to St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville after testing positive for fungal meningitis. Our hearts go out to Ms. Bequette and her family during this difficult time. Many innocent individuals will and have paid dearly for the tainted epidural steroid injections released for use. Read more … [Read more...]
Police Officer Killed in Motorcycle Accident
A Germantown police officer was pronounced dead on the scene of a horrific motorcycle accident occurring May 18, 2011. Officer Dustin Lee Martin, decorated Marine veteran and police officer, lost his life after a colliding with a vehicle attempting to turn on Germantown Parkway near Woodchase Drive. The driver, an unidentified 26-year-old man, was taken to the MED in non-critical condition. The … [Read more...]
KIDS IN HOT CARS
As the summer heat shows no sign of falter, more and more children have been put at risk while left in hot cars by negligent parents. Reportedly 18 children have died this year of hyperthermia in this country alone, with eight of the aforementioned deaths occurring after June 13th. That is, quite disturbingly, the largest number of fatalities of this cause since the data has been tracked by Jan … [Read more...]