Why does the law allow loss of consortium claims?
The courts allow this claim as a way of compensating a spouse. This claim states that when a plaintiff was injured, the marital relations between the plaintiff and spouse were also injured. In all jurisdictions, the spouse is entitled to file some form of loss of consortium claim. The spouse is entitled to damages for the loss of companionship, affection, sexual relations, and other losses that frequently occur when one spouse has been injured. Q: What is meant by the term, personal injury? A: Personal injury is the term that describes the fact that a plaintiff suffered a form of legally recognized injury that the law allows the plaintiff to sue the defendant over and to recover damages from the defendant for.
