{"id":1409,"date":"2020-10-30T23:41:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T23:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/?post_type=faqs&#038;p=1409"},"modified":"2021-05-07T17:24:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T17:24:53","slug":"what-damages-can-i-receive-in-a-wrongful-death-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"faqs","link":"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/es\/faqs\/que-danos-puedo-recibir-en-una-demanda-por-muerte-por-negligencia\/","title":{"rendered":"What Damages Can I Receive in a Wrongful Death Lawsuit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Texas, when a person or entity causes the death of another through negligent, careless, reckless or intentional behavior, the victim\u2019s surviving family members and estate can recover <a href=\"https:\/\/thelawdictionary.org\/damages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">compensatory damages<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although no sum of money could ever fill the hole left behind by a loved one, compensatory damages are designed to \u201cmake one whole\u201d by covering the financial losses and hardship faced by the family left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-compensatory-damages-for-wrongful-death-under-texas-law\">Compensatory Damages for Wrongful Death Under Texas Law<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/Docs\/CP\/htm\/CP.41.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Compensatory damages in Texas<\/a> can include monetary losses, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/Docs\/CP\/htm\/CP.41.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">economic damages<\/a>, as well as emotional and mental losses known as <a href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/Docs\/CP\/htm\/CP.41.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noneconomic damages<\/a>. Damages for a wrongful death under Texas law can include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"check-list wp-block-list\"><li>The victim\u2019s lost potential earning income<\/li><li>Inheritance that the family would have inherited if not for the wrongful death<\/li><li>Support, maintenance and other care the victim would have provided<\/li><li>The family\u2019s mental and emotional pain and suffering<\/li><li>The family\u2019s lost love, comfort and companionship<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Compensatory-Damages-for-Wrongful-Death-Under-Texas-Law.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Compensatory-Damages-for-Wrongful-Death-Under-Texas-Law.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Compensatory-Damages-for-Wrongful-Death-Under-Texas-Law-540x482.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","faq_tax":[15],"class_list":["post-1409","faqs","type-faqs","status-publish","hentry","faq_tax-wrongful-death"],"acf":[],"x_date":"octubre 30, 2020","x_metadata":{"_yoast_wpseo_primary_faq_tax":"15","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"[]","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"[\"\"]","_trp_translated_slug_es_ES":"que-danos-puedo-recibir-en-una-demanda-por-muerte-por-negligencia","_yoast_wpseo_title":"%%title%% %%page%% %%sep%% Justinian","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"In certain cases in Texas, a victim\u2019s surviving family members and estate can recover compensatory damages. Learn more.","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/faqs\/what-damages-can-i-receive-in-a-wrongful-death-lawsuit\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/1409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faqs"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_tax?post=1409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}