{"id":1121,"date":"2015-04-13T16:29:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T16:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boston-personalinjury-lawyer.com\/blog\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2015-04-14T10:02:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T10:02:20","slug":"family-of-comedian-james-mcnair-settles-wrongful-death-suit-with-walmart-for-10-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boston-personalinjury-lawyer.com\/blog\/family-of-comedian-james-mcnair-settles-wrongful-death-suit-with-walmart-for-10-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of Comedian James McNair Settles Wrongful Death Suit with Walmart for $10 Million."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mourning the untimely loss of a close family member is a harrowing ordeal that no person should ever have to endure.\u00a0 No one should have to experience the crushing sorrow of losing a child or a parent prematurely.\u00a0 <strong>Yet, in today\u2019s world, we are constantly facing the odds of an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-personal-injury-information-lawyers-attorneys.php\">accidental injury<\/a>\u00a0to someone we love; in the most tragic cases, we may be forced to confront a <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-wrongful-death.php\">wrongful death<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0 For the victims\u2019 families, there can never be a solution equivalent to holding your loved one again.\u00a0 No amount of money can ever soothe the wounds that are left in the wake of such a loss.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/obmhzMb0dz4\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, many state laws have been crafted to give these grieving families the means to get help and find some closure regarding the passing of their relative.\u00a0 Wrongful death lawsuits, though varying in nature, often result in families seeking fair and just monetary compensation from those who are legally responsible for the victim\u2019s death.\u00a0 <strong>In retaining a wrongful death attorney, the likelihood of recovering such money damages increases exponentially.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In June of 2014, comedians Tracy Morgan and James McNair were riding in a limousine on the New Jersey Turnpike.\u00a0 The two friends were coming back from a show in Delaware \u00a0that was just over the state line.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Legal Examiner, Morgan and McNair were in the car when a tractor-trailer truck owned by Wal-Mart smashed into them.\u00a0 <strong>The driver of the truck, Kevin Roper, had apparently lost control of the truck<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan was critically injured in the accident and was immediately rushed to the hospital.\u00a0 McNair was not so fortunate.\u00a0 Efforts to revive him proved fruitless.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the tragic truck accident, Mr. McNair&#8217;s estate and family members filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Roper, and his employer, Wal-Mart.\u00a0 <strong>Just recently, the McNairs settled with the retail giant for $10 million.\u00a0<\/strong> According to their attorney, Benedict Morelli, the settlement money will go towards annuities paying for their monthly expenses, starting at $3,000 a month, for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If your family has felt the sting of loss in a wrongful death incident, please call our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/\">Massachusetts wrongful death attorneys<\/a>, 24\/7, at 617-787-3700.<\/strong>\u00a0 Your needs are our top priority!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mourning the untimely loss of a close family member is a harrowing ordeal that no person should ever have to endure.\u00a0 No one should have to experience the crushing sorrow of losing a child or a parent prematurely.\u00a0 Yet, in &hellip; 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