TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 14, 2024

The parents of Jillian Ludwig, a Belmont University freshman who was shot and killed by a man determined to be mentally incompetent, are suing the Metro Nashville government, the state and multiple other entities and individuals over their daughter’s wrongful death. The suit argues that authorities erred when determining the shooter was not competent to stand trial but not so incompetent to qualify for involuntary commitment. They are seeking more than $50 million as relief. The Tennessean has more on the suit. Earlier this year, the state legislature approved “Jillian’s Law,” which requires involuntarily commitment of certain criminal defendants who are ruled incompetent to stand trial due to intellectual disability or mental illness.