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: Abstract Appeal

Fifth District: Loss of Consortium

By Matt Conigliaro, Esq.

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This decision caught my attention because it ordered a new trial on a spouse's loss of consortium claim. The jury had awarded damages to the principal plaintiff but nothing for the spouse's consortium loss. The Fifth District held that at least nominal damages were necessary. That result begs a question: if nominal damages had been awarded -- say, $1 -- would the award have been legally

Full post as published by Abstract Appeal on April 14, 2009 (boomark / email).

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