How can you possibly put a monetary value on the life of a loved
one?
Unfortunately, this is a question many people wrestle with when
a loved one passes away due to someone's negligence.
In a wrongful death case, some heads of damage are easier to
calculate - the costs associated with funeral and burial expenses
and lost income-earning potential, for example. But what about
losses that have no monetary value, but incredible emotional
value?
How do you put a price on companionship? On the lessons that a
parent would have taught their children? On years of love, happy
memories, and emotional support from which family members could
have benefitted if a person's life had not been cut short?
