Wife can sue for loss of companionship from Husband's death

When someone loses their spouse, the largest part of that loss has to do with personal loss. Much more so than money, the personal loss says something about who that person was, their real value. In wrongful death claims, state law controls what damages you can claim when your spouse is killed due to the negligence of another. For some heartless souls, this would be called "non-economic" damages and they would want to put some sort of cap or limit on it. The result is a case over the death of someone who makes alot of money but is a crappy husband and father is worth more money than the person who doesn't make alot of money but is dearly loved and valued by his/her family. How does that make sense?  Forturnately, that's not the law in Tennessee, where a spouse can make a claim for "Loss of Consortium" which is the loss of love and companionship. Wrongful death cases require some specialized knowledge to ensure a just outcome for the loved ones who are lefft behind, for more information about wrongful death cases click here. For years what has been the law in Tennessee was not the law in Kentucky, depriving Kentuckians of what can only be described as fair and just results when a spouse is killed. Kentucky has now recognized this legal principle and allows a spouse in Kentucky to recover these kinds of damages.  For more information about the Kentucky case, click here.