{"id":748,"date":"2017-08-04T15:49:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T15:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/?p=748"},"modified":"2017-08-04T15:49:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T15:49:23","slug":"south-carolina-family-garners-11-million-settlement-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/south-carolina-family-garners-11-million-settlement-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina Family Garners $11 Million Settlement In Wrongful Death Lawsuit."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although there will never be enough money to adequately compensate the grieving family of a person who died due to the negligence of another, a wrongful death lawsuit may be the best option to move forward and recover pecuniary compensation for all of your damages. <strong>While a wrongful death lawsuit may be the last thing on a family\u2019s mind after their loved one was unexpectedly taken from them, it may be the only way to begin to recover from the financial burden associated with your loved <\/strong>ones<strong> death, including unpaid medical bills and funeral expenses.<\/strong> Please contact one of our expert <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/obmhzMb0dz4\">wrongful death attorneys<\/a>, who have decades of experience fighting for our Massachusetts clients, at our <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/\">Boston, Massachusetts law firm<\/a> for a free consultation so that you can learn what legal remedies you may be entitled to.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o7KxBFmaidg\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The estate of a Georgetown, South Carolina man killed in a crash involving two tractor-trailers last year in Orangeburg County, South Carolina has won a settlement of $11 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. <strong>The estate of Kenneth Avis was awarded the settlement, with $6 million being allocated to the survival action and $5 million to the wrongful death action, in the U.S. District Court on July 11 of this year.<\/strong> Mr. Avis&#8217;s estate will receive $7.2 million, $3.9 million from the survival action and $3.3 million from the wrongful death action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Avis, 48 years-old, died of thermal injuries sustained in the crash when his tractor-trailer collided with another tractor-trailer on South Carolina (S.C.) Highway 4, causing both vehicles to burst into flames.<\/strong> The collision occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. Mr. Avis was driving a 2015 Volvo westbound on S.C. 4 when it struck a 2016 Freightliner being driven eastbound on Neeses Highway by David Lee Gullikson.<\/p>\n<p>Has a loved one of yours been a victim of a Massachusetts wrongful death? If so, you may be entitled to substantial compensation for the pain and suffering caused by the loss.\u00a0 <strong>Please contact one of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/\">expert wrongful death personal injury attorneys<\/a> here at the Law Offices of Gilbert R. Hoy, Jr. and Affiliates,\u00a0who will work tirelessly on your case.\u00a0Call us at 617-787-3700 or email us at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-contact-gilbert-hoy-lawyers-attorneys.php\">info@gilhoylaw.com<\/a>\u00a0for your free and private consultation.\u00a0<\/strong> An attorney will be here 24\/7 to answer your questions. Your needs are our top priority!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although there will never be enough money to adequately compensate the grieving family of a person who died due to the negligence of another, a wrongful death lawsuit may be the best option to move forward and recover pecuniary compensation &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/south-carolina-family-garners-11-million-settlement-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,12,5,24,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=748"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":751,"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748\/revisions\/751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}