The price of a brain injury can be daunting for Texas victims and their families to handle. Brain injuries can result in significant physical, financial and emotional costs for victims, including acute and hospital care and rehabilitative care as well. Victims can also suffer a significant effect on their personal and professional lives.
Avoid these costly mistakes after a wreck
Whether tourist season is still going strong or things have died down for the winter, there is still plenty of traffic on Loop 337, Interstate 35 and in and around New Braunfels. The more traffic there is, the more at risk you are of becoming involved in a car accident. You probably already know what to do after a car accident, such as not leaving the scene and calling the police, but are you familiar with the mistakes you should avoid?
How pecuniary loss is determined in a wrongful death lawsuit
When someone files a wrongful death lawsuit over the death of a family member, the damages awarded by the court are based on certain criteria. These criteria include loss of support that the survivors received from the deceased family member, loss of prospective inheritance and expenses incurred for medical treatment prior to death, as well as the costs associated with conducting a burial. In the words of the court of law, the compensation awarded for these losses are known as pecuniary damages.
