If you have been injured in some type of car, truck or motorcycle accident, in a dog bite, slip and fall, in a premises liability case or as a result of medical malpractice in Hartford, CT you don’t know what you don’t know. The last person you want teaching you about what you don’t know is the insurance adjuster. You will lose in that education every time. So call us today to get this much needed education. Want an example of a CT Accident?
One former senior Judge recently remarked that the one of the greatest uncertainties that exists is the jury system. You never know what a jury will do with a case and that applies equally to both the plaintiffs and defendants side of the case. A jury, before deliberating a case, is given jury charges by the trial Judge. Jury charges tell a jury how to apply the law to the facts that they have been asked to determine. So before a jury determines what facts have been proven as alleged by each side they must be first “charged” by the trial court judge. Jury charges instruct the jurors on how to apply the law of the State of Connecticut to the facts they have found to exist. One of the charges a judge might give would address the issue of damages and might be as follows:
3.4-3 Damages – Loss of Consortium
(Mr./Ms.) ___________ has made a claim for loss of consortium. Loss of consortium is a suit by a spouse for the loss of the affection, dependence and companionship that (he/she) has suffered through the loss of (his/her) spouse. Damages awarded for loss of consortium include both past and future loss and are measured by the extent of the loss incurred, to the extent that money can measure it.
The term “consortium” encompasses the services of the spouse and the variety of intangible relations which exist between spouses including affection, society, companionship and physical intimacies of the spousal relationship. (Mr./Ms.) __________’s recovery must be causally connected to the accident, and, once again, (he/she) can recover only if ((his/her) spouse / the estate of __________) recovers, because (his/her) action for loss of consortium is derivative from (his/her) spouse’s case. Finally, in awarding damages for loss of consortium, you must take into account the life expectancies of both spouses and base your award on the shorter life expectancy.
So based on a claim that one spouse suffered a loss of consortium as a result of the other spouse’s injuries the jury, pursuant to the above charge would be asked to award damages for compensation for loss of consortium. This is one of but many different types of damages that could be awarded to a person injured in some type of accident and could include a claim or award for money damages other than the person who was physically injured in the accident. It is very important that an injured party consult with an experienced personal injury lawyer at the earliest possible moment so that all possible means of collecting money damages are investigated on behave of the injured party and their family.
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