Opinion ID: 1774157
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Monetary Award

Text: Having determined that in the context of a wrongful death action the term claimant as found in Tenn.Code Ann. § 9-8-307(e) means decedent, we must now review the Claims Commission's award of damages. The Commissioner found that the Kis were entitled to recover $500,000 for Jong-Do's personal injury claim and $500,000 for their individual losses. After applying comparative fault principles, the Claims Commission awarded the Kis $300,000 on behalf of their son and $300,000 for their individual losses. The maximum recovery in this case, however, is $300,000 per claimant. We therefore hold that the Kis are entitled to an award of $300,000 because the decedent is the only claimant.