When someone dies as the result of another person's negligence or recklessness, the decedent's surviving family members can take legal action through the Tennessee civil justice system.

The Tennessee civil justice system allows surviving family members to file wrongful death claims in pursuit of financial relief

The trauma experienced by surviving family members can be exacerbated if they learn that the at-fault driver did not even stop to render aid. Such circumstances often lead to wrongful death lawsuits.