Putting a dollar amount on a person’s life is extremely difficult to do. However, in wrongful death claims, a calculation must be made to determine how much recovery is reasonable. To calculate fair wrongful death compensation, courts give a lot of weight to the following criteria: the age of the victim; the victim’s health at the time of death; the victim’s income at the time of their passing; the victim’s earning capacity; overall value of lost benefits; medical bills incurred; funeral and burial expenses; and ages and needs of the victim’s surviving dependents.