How are damages measured in the event a worker is killed?
The deceased employee’s family or relatives can recover for the loss of money which they would have received had the worker not died from his injuries. The damages include the value of his intangible services, such as training and caring for his children, performing jobs around the house, etc. Damages in a death case also involve medical and hospital expenses between the period of injury and death, funeral and burial expenses and lost wages during the period prior to death. Conscious pain and suffering is also allowed up to the date of death.
