The wrongful death of a family member is never easy to deal with. The sudden loss of your loved one not only causes great sadness, but may be financially devastating as well. The family of a Pennsylvania wrongful death victim may be entitled to damages including loss of wages.

There are many families were one person is the main financial provider. In Pennsylvania wrongful death cases, survivors of the deceased may sue for lost wages. The issue of how lost wages will be settled is a complicated process. Courts will take several factors into consideration including:

• The deceased's employment status
• The deceased's future wage potential
• The deceased's education level
• The deceased's age
• The deceased's residual employment skills

Additional factors that will be analyzed include:

• Work expenses
• Economic loss
• Analysis of loss of household production capacity
• Analysis of personal consumption
• Medical needs
• Hedonic damages
• Analysis of job related fringe benefits

If a loved one died due to a wrongful death, please fill out the form on your left for a free case review by a Pennsylvania wrongful death attorney.