In New York, the amount of total damages depends on what the court or jury determines is fair and just. New York law prohibits the recovery of non-economic damages for family members in wrongful death claims, such as loss of consortium, but does allow recovery for pecuniary losses. These losses include the financial support and services that the deceased would have provided surviving family members, the nurturing, training, guidance, and education that a child would have received had the victim survived, and the domestic duties that the decedent performed at home.nnCommon damages recovered in New York wrongful death claims include:nnFuneral and burial expensesnMedical expenses related to the victim’s injury that led to death, including ambulance services, hospitalization, radiology, and nursing servicesnLost wages and benefits until the time of deathnLost inheritancesnValue of support and services provided by the deceased