Wrongful death damages
September 30, 2009 @ 04:46 PM — by sanelson11
A jury may award as compensation for a wrongful death the damages that it finds proportionate to the injury or harm sustained by the statutory beneficiaries because of the death. A jury will also divide and apportion the award among the beneficiaries enumerated by statute. The damages will be determined as of the date of death. In an action for a child’s death, the child’s parents may recover the pecuniary (or dollar value) of the child’s services from the time of death until the child reaches the age of 18. However, the cost of the child’s education, support and maintenance is subtracted.