PJC Malpractice 2024

C HAPTER 81

W RONGFUL D EATH D AMAGES

PJC 81.1

Wrongful Death Damages—Instruction Conditioning Damages Questions on Liability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Wrongful Death Damages—Instruction on Whether Compensatory Damages Are Subject to Income Taxes . . . . . . . . 344

PJC 81.2

PJC 81.3

Wrongful Death Damages—Claim of Surviving Spouse. . . . . . . 345

PJC 81.4

Wrongful Death Damages—Claim of Surviving Child . . . . . . . . 351

PJC 81.5

Wrongful Death Damages—Claim of Surviving Parents of Minor Child. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Wrongful Death Damages—Claim of Surviving Parents of Adult Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Wrongful Death Damages—Cautionary Instruction Concerning Damages Limit in Health Care Suit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

PJC 81.6

PJC 81.7

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