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Plaintiffs in personal injury<\/a> and wrongful death<\/a> cases can be compensated for loss of consortium<\/b>, a type of non-economic damage<\/a> that tries to account for the impact an injury or death had on a spousal relationship. It is a noneconomic damage, which tries to compensate people for the physical and emotional distress they experience as the result of someone else's negligence. Loss of consortium is typically sought in cases involving a fatality, or permanent disability like paralysis where physical affection and service are no longer possible.<\/p>\n

Merriam-Webster defines \"consortium\"<\/a> as:<\/p>\n

the legal right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While no amount of money can truly compensate you for the loss of spousal affection, you can make a financial recovery for loss of consortium in order to get some sense of justice. If one spouse is injured, the other spouse's loss of consortium claim is included in the injured spouse's personal injury claim<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both 735 ILCS 5\/2-1115.2<\/a> and Missouri Revised Statute §538.205<\/a> include loss of consortium in their definitions of noneconomic damages. In Novak v. Kansas City Transit, Inc., 365 S.W.2d 539 (Mo. 1963)<\/i><\/a> and Schrock v. Shoemaker, 159 Ill. 2d 533 (1994)<\/i><\/a>, Missouri and Illinois courts determined that loss of consortium claims can be made for:<\/p>\n