Wrongful death claims in Virginia are some of the most terrible things that we have to deal with. There is compensation available to the families though when we’re pursuing these claims. There are both non-economic and economic damages. So an economic damage would be something that you could put a dollar figure on like a loss in wages that the deceased individual may have had, funeral expenses, any pre-death medical expenses. These would be the economic damages. But the real difficult aspect in dealing with these claims is dealing with the non-economic damages, right? The loss of a father, the loss of a child, the loss of a family member. So, you can pursue sorrow, grief, the loss of companionship. These are all the sorts of things that can be sought and recovered in a wrongful death claim, but they’re also the most difficult to deal with and try to explain to a jury and really deal with our clients about coming to grips with. Those are really the damages that are available to wrongful death and it’s certainly the most challenging sorts of cases that we have. Dealing with non-economic damages in a wrongful death case in the courtroom is emotional. It’s challenging. It can really weigh on everyone’s shoulders, but it’s important that we work with our clients to be able to tell their story. Tell the story of the loved one that they’ve lost. Everyone has a story. So what we do is we work with our clients and the families to hear what is the story of your loved one that has passed and how can we best tell that to the jury. No need to worry, Call Cooper Hurley, the car crash experts. 333-3333.
