Proposed Grieving Families Statute Could Have Enormous Impact
The Grieving Families Act would allow recovery for grief and anguish as well as loss of love, society, protection, comfort, companionship and consortium in addition to the previously recoverable damages for loss of nurture, guidance or education; reasonable funeral expenses; reasonable expenses for medical care and treatment prior to death; and pecuniary injuries due to loss of services, support and inheritance.
September 06, 2022 at 12:00 PM
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Senate Bill S74A, titled "The Grieving Families Act," seeks to expand vastly the potential damages available to surviving families in a wrongful death action. It has been passed by the legislature and awaits Governor Hochul's signature. The proposed statute includes compensation for the following damages: "(iii) grief or anguish caused by the decedent's death, and for any disorder (emphasis added) caused by such grief or anguish; and (iv) loss of love, society, protection, comfort, companionship." The Grieving Families Act, S74A§2(a)(iii-iv). These damages are not presently compensable. Additionally, the proposed statute would extend the current wrongful death statute of limitations from two years to three years and six months following the death of the decedent. Id. at S74A§1. Finally, the law, as presently constituted, will take effect immediately upon signing and will apply to all pending and future actions.
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