How do judges and juries determine the value of a non-economic loss?
The personal losses suffered after a wrongful death incident are incalculable, yet the courts seek to determine a sum that would compensate the family for their tragic loss. It requires legal skill and effort to help the court understand the desolation that follows a wrongful death. There are many variables in how these damages are determined, and it is important that your attorney make a solid case for the all the non-economic losses sufferedyour loss of companionship, nurturing, love and affection, in addition to the emotional stress, pain and suffering, mental stress and inconvenience experienced.