What types of damages may be recovered in a wrongful death case?

Recovery by parents: Parents may recover for the loss of companionship and society of their child as well as for mental anguish caused by the death of their child. If the decedent was a minor child, the parents may recover the value of the child's services from the time of death until the date the child would have reached the age of majority, less the cost of the child's support, education, and maintenance during the period of minority, plus the value of any financial contributions that the child in reasonable probability would have made to the parents after the child reached the age of 18. The parents of an adult child may generally recover the value of future financial contributions that the deceased child in reasonable probability could have been expected to make to the parent. Recovery by spouse: A surviving spouse may recover damages for loss of companionship and mental anguish caused by the death of his or her spouse. The surviving spouse may also recover financial ...  more

Recovery by parents: Parents may recover for the loss of companionship and society of their child as well as for mental anguish caused by the death of their child. If the decedent was a minor child, the parents may recover the value of the child's services from the time of death until the date the child would have reached the age of majority, less the cost of the child's support, education, and maintenance during the period of minority, plus the value of any financial contributions that the child in reasonable probability would have made to the parents after the child reached the age of 18. The parents of an adult child may generally recover the value of future financial contributions that the deceased child in reasonable probability could have been expected to make to the parent. Recovery by spouse: A surviving spouse may recover damages for loss of companionship and mental anguish caused by the death of his or her spouse. The surviving spouse may also recover financial ...