What damages are recoverable in a child injury or death case?
The survivors are entitled to the value of future monetary contributions from the decedent and the value of any personal service, advice or training that would have probably been given if the decedent had lived. This is determined by projecting the amount of money the decedent would have earned in the future but for their death and subtracting from that the amount that the decedent would have “consumed” on their own expenses. The parents will have to establish that the child would likely have contributed to the injury.
