Mackie v. Lalonde’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Factors which should be weighed in determining the amount due for loss of support include the decedent's present earnings, age and life expectancy, worklife expectancy, the possibility of a decrease or increase in earnings, the decedent's job security, the nature of decedent's work, health, relationship with his family, personal expenses and past work record. Other factors are the surviving spouse's age and health, the minor children's age, and the effects of inflation and the need to discount future earnings to a present day amount. In short, all factors relevant to a determination of the amount of the loss of support due to the premature demise of the decedent should be considered. Blanchard v. Rodrigus, 340 So.2d 1001, 1005 (La.App. 1st Cir.1976), cert. denied, 341 So.2d 1129 , 1130 (La.1977).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 642 So. 2d 216 - Nigreville v. Federated Rural Elec. Ins. Co.