Any claim or cause of action for loss of consortium by one spouse with respect to the death of the other spouse shall be separate from and independent of all claims or causes of action for the determination of damages with respect to such death.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-555a
Actions for loss of consortium re death of spouse independent for determination of damages
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Martin v. Ohio County Hospital Corp. (2009)
Most recently applied in Martin v. Ohio County Hospital Corp. (October 2009)
(P.A. 89-148, S. 1, 5.) History: P.A. 89-148 effective October 1, 1989, and applicable to all causes of action arising on or after that date.
Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.