Schroeder v. Ear, Nose & Throat Associates of Lehigh Valley, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding loss of consortium claim is derivative of spouse’s substantive claim
• parents cannot recover for loss of society and companionship of unborn child; claims for loss of consortium limited to spouses
• “Any action for loss of consortium is derivative, depending for its viability upon the substantive merit of the injured party’s claims.”
• parents cannot recover damages for loss of consortium of their negligently injured child
• loss of parental and loss of filial consortium are not recoverable

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).