The House has voted to approve H5969 which amends the wrongful death statute to allow parents to make a claim for loss of parental society and companionship even if the child is over the age of 18 and no longer a minor.
The amendment comes in the wake of the tragic case of Francis J. Marx, who was only 21 at the time of his death as a result of an accident during a URI pub crawl. I applaud this amendment for recognizing that no parent should ever have to bury their child and that the pain is not reduced because the child was an adult.
The amendment comes in the wake of the tragic case of Francis J. Marx, who was only 21 at the time of his death as a result of an accident during a URI pub crawl. I applaud this amendment for recognizing that no parent should ever have to bury their child and that the pain is not reduced because the child was an adult.
[...] even if the child is over the age of 18 and no longer a minor. (please see my previous post regarding this [...]