27 Loss of Consortium

LibraryElements of Civil Causes of Action (SCBar) (2021 Ed.)
27 Loss of Consortium1


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[1] See generally, Lind, Valuing Relationships: The Role of Damages for Loss of Society, 35 N.M. L. Rev. 301 (2005).

Note that there are two cases decided by the Federal District Court for South Carolina based on maritime law. See Schumacher v. Cooper, 850 F. Supp. 438 (D.S.C. 1994) (wife of swimmer injured trying to climb aboard boat in recreational lake entitled to recover under general maritime law for loss of consortium resulting from injuries to her husband; where wife was forced to care for husband as nurse, lost husband's physical assistance, and lost ability to enjoy recreational activities, she was...

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