Civil Causes of Action - Loss of Consortium Claim Law and Legal Definition
A claim for loss of consortium asks for damages for decreased or limited sexual activity between the injured party and the spouse resulting from the harmful act of another. The term also includes the care, companionship, and affection between the injured party and spouse, whether or not there is a decrease or change in sexual activity.
The uninjured spouse can join in the injured mate's lawsuit on a claim of loss of consortium. There have been efforts in some jurisdictions to expand loss of consortium to same sex partners and couples who are not married, but in a permanent relationship. So far these efforts have been unsuccessful, and there is currently no recovery for loss of consortium by the injured party or the partner.
Legal Definition list
- Civil Causes of Action - Libel
- Civil Causes of Action - Legal Malpractice
- Civil Causes of Action - Interpleader
- Civil Causes of Action - Intentional Interference with Contract
- Civil Causes of Action - Inkeeper Liability
- Civil Causes of Action - Loss of Consortium Claim
- Civil Causes of Action - Malicious Prosecution
- Civil Causes of Action - Medical Malpractice
- Civil Causes of Action - Partition
- Civil Causes of Action - Personal Injury
- Civil Causes of Action - Products Liability
