If A Wife Is In A Car Accident In Pennsylvania Can Her Husband Also Bring A Legal Action Even Though He Wasn’t In The Car And Suffered No Physical Injury In The Accident?
As an experienced Philadelphia car accident lawyer practicing since 1979, I am often confronted with a situation where husband and wife bring an action for damages for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Even though the husband may not have been in the car with his wife, he may be entitled to a monetary recovery for his consequent loss of consortium and other services of his plaintiff-wife if the two were married at the time of the accident.
It has long been established in the courts of Pennsylvania that either spouse is entitled to recover for loss of consortium. Damages for loss of consortium are intended to compensate for an injury done to the connubial or marital relationship. Loss of consortium claims are made in Pennsylvania personal injury cases where one spouse is no longer able to perform normal sexual activity or provide care or companionship or affection and may be claimed in negligence or intentional tort cases. Loss of consortium may also occur if one of the marital partners is not able to perform his or her regular duties around the house such as parental guidance of children or other activities such as caring for children, siblings or extended family members.
The experienced Philadelphia car accident lawyers of Reiff & Bily have been successfully representing loss of consortium claims on behalf of their clients since 1979. If you or your spouse was involved in a serious automobile accident that affected your marital relationship together, you may be entitled to monetary damages for loss of consortium. For a free consultation, contact one of the experienced Reiff & Bily car accident lawyers at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com.
