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· 7/15/1991

Angelini v. OMD Corp.

Citations

  • 575 N.E.2d 41
  • 410 Mass. 653

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • limiting scope of recovery for loss of parental consortium for fetus, later born alive, to child conceived when parent was injured and who demonstrates expectation of dependent relationship
  • discussing decisions from Appeals Court that clarify persons eligible to recover
  • “The cause of action in a parental consortium case cannot accrue until the child is born because the loss of consortium cannot occur until the child is born.”
  • a child conceived prior to the injury to the parent and subsequently born alive may recover for loss of parental consortium
  • “[I]f an individual conceives a child, and the child is born after the individual’s wrongful death, the child will be allowed to recover....”
  • “[I]f an individual conceives a child, and the child is born after the individual’s wrongful death, the child will be allowed to recover . . . .”

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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Nolan, O'Connor, Greaney

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