WPC V~pƤ^n!GNfi'4d=CqQB. }P2fK:Eӄ[KSgAk&S͓O6UZ(@"/S~_^4$>NX&+ 'Lޞi,$@o.T'`^4MТBCc{.10|=2R5ܧ& !XSPc?=STQVb,Dn]> D嚎pbXH>r @wAeQVxاHzI0^բ^\&qvYɂܿ<xU(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(#$  0   R"$      1  }  _WenotethattheissueofconsortiumdamagesforthelossofachildwasneitherraisednoraddressedinJordan. 0 R"$      2  }  _Thirtytwostatesallowrecoveryforfilialconsortiumdamages.Amongthesestates,Indiana,Iowa,Kansas,  Kentucky,Maryland,Massachusetts,Michigan,NorthCarolina,Ohio,Oklahoma,Virginia,Washington,andWisconsin t expresslyallowrecoveryoffilialconsortiumdamagespursuanttostatute.Alaska,Arizona,Hawaii,Idaho,Illinois, 8 Louisiana,Minnesota,Mississippi,Montana,Nebraska,NewJersey,NorthDakota,SouthCarolina,SouthDakota, L Texas,Utah,andVermontpermitrecoveryoffilialconsortiumdamagespursuanttointerpretationsofstatutorylanguage  suchas pecuniaryloss, generalloss,and fairandjust.SeeMarkL.Johnson,CompensatingParentsfortheLoss  ofTheirNonfatallyInjuredChildsSociety:ExtendingtheNotionofConsortiumtotheFilialRelationship,1989U.Ill. H  L.Rev.761,770-71(1989).  \   NewMexicohasallowedrecoveryforfilialconsortiumdamages althoughtheclaimwasnotbasedona    wrongfuldeathstatute. Fernandezv.WalgreenHastingsCo.,126P.2d774(N.M.1998);butseeWilsonv.Galt,668 Z   P.2d1104(N.M.Ct.App.1983)(refusingtoallowrecoveryforlossoffilialconsortiumunderthewrongfuldeath  p  statute).Inaddition,Californiaallowsrecoveryforlossoffilialconsortiumdamagesbutlimitssuchdamagestotheloss  4  ofearningsandservicesofachild.Baxterv.SuperiorCourt,563P.2d871(Cal.1977). - -(|G2"$ !.8IedXXd8         0  } d(|3IX$ !.8IedXXd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3IX$ !.8IedXXd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8Iedd8     _   Ie8XXdd8@ GIeINTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  @WW$ATKNOXVILLE#IeG #Ԉ &   May2,2001Session L XXIe0 @ #IeXX#TIMOTHYP.HANCOCK,etal.v.THECHATTANOOGAHAMILTON J COUNTYHOSP.AUTHORITY,etal.   ^ XXIe@@ AppealbyPermissionfromtheCourtofAppeals 4  CircuitCourtforHamiltonCounty  p @@No.94CV2355SamuelH.Payne,Judge  \  @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.E199900169SCR11CVFiledAugust31,_2001_   AV) ` dE<` A      XXXXWegrantedappealtodetermine1)whetherfilialconsortiumlossesarerecoverableinwrongfuldeath  actions;and2)whetherthemedicalmalpracticestatuteofrepose,Tenn.CodeAnn.29-26-116,  barstheplaintiffsamendmenttothecomplainttoincludeconsortiumdamages.Weholdthat(1) v filialconsortiumdamagesarerecoverableunderTenn.CodeAnn.20-5-113inwrongfuldeath b actions;and(2)theplaintiffsamendmenttothecomplainttoincludeconsortiumdamagesdoesnot N stateanewcauseofactionandisthereforenotbarredbyTenn.CodeAnn.29-26-116. : Accordingly,theCourtofAppealsjudgmentisreversed,andthecaseisremandedtothetrialcourt &v forproceedingsconsistentwiththisopinion.#XXX X# b  Tenn.R.App.P.11AppealbyPermission;JudgmentoftheCourtofAppealsReversed; : CaseRemandedtotheTrialCourt.  &   JaniceM.Holder,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichE.RileyAnderson,C.J.,and  FrankF.Drowota,III,AdolphoA.Birch,Jr.andWilliamM.Barker,JJ,joined.   GeorgeE.KoontzandJohnD.McMahan,Chattanooga,Tennessee,fortheplaintiffsappellants, r"! BreannaHancock,TimothyP.Hancock,andTinaM.Hancock. ^#" ArthurP.Brock,DanielM.Stefaniuk,andRobertBoehm,Chattanooga,Tennessee,forthe 6% $ defendantappellee,ChattanoogaHamiltonCountyHospitalAuthority,d/b/aT.C.Thompson "&r!% ChildrensHospital. '^"& ArthurP.Brock,JohnB.Bennett,StephanySkaggsPedigo,andTimothyJ.Millirons,Chattanooga, (6$( Tennessee,forthedefendantappellee,KennethPlatt,M.D. )"%)    *&*C    @@OO& OPINION      XXXX@  I.FACTSANDPROCEDURALHISTORY     BreannaHancockreceivedmedicaltreatmentonJanuary18,1994,atChattanoogaHamilton ` CountyMemorialHospitalAuthorityd/b/aT.C.ThompsonChildrensHospital(the Hospital)and L  KennethPlatt,M.D.OnJanuary20,1994,BreannadiedattheHospital.OnDecember15,1994, <  Breannasparents,TimothyP.HancockandTinaM.Hancock,filedacomplaintagainsttheHospital ( x andDr.PlattallegingthatBreannasdeathresultedfromthedefendantsnegligence.  d   Thecomplaintallegedthatasaresultofthedefendantsnegligence,theHancockssuffered  <  andcontinuetosufferextremementalanguishandemotionaldistress.Tocompensatefortheir (  daughtersallegedwrongfuldeath,theHancocksrequesteddamagesforthe pecuniaryvalueofher   life.OnJanuary25,1999,weheldinJordanv.ThreeRiversBaptistHospital,984S.W.2d593   (Tenn.1999),thatparentalandspousalconsortiumlosseswererecoverableunderTenn.CodeAnn.   20-5-113.OnJuly20,1999,theHancocksmovedtoamendtheircomplainttoincludethelossof   Breannasconsortium. x   OnOctober19,1999,thetrialcourtdenied theHancocksmotionto amendtheircomplaint. P Thetrialcourtsjudgmentwasbasedonthreegrounds:(1)theamendmentwasbarredbythestatute @ ofreposefoundinTenn.CodeAnn.29-26-116;(2)Jordanexplicitlydoesnotapplytoparents ,| seekingconsortiumdamagesforthelossofachild #  1      ;and(3)Jordancouldnotbeappliedretroactively h tothecase. T   TheCourtofAppealsgrantedaninterlocutoryappealand affirmedthetrialcourtsrulingthat , Jordancouldnotbeappliedretroactivelytopendingcases.Thereafter,inHillv.Cityof  Germantown,31S.W.3d234(Tenn.1999),weheldthatJordanappliesretroactivelytocasestried  orretriedafterJordanandtocasespendingonappealinwhichtheissuedecidedinJordanwasraised  atanappropriatetime.Hill,31S.W.3dat240.WethereforereversetheCourtofAppealsonthat  issue.Intheinterestofjudicialeconomy,wewillruleontheissuespretermittedbytheCourtof | Appealsinlieuofremand. h    @YY$ II.ANALYSIS  @"  @s s A.FILIALCONSORTIUMDAMAGES $h" @*  ThefirstissuenotaddressedbytheCourtofAppeals iswhetherfilialconsortiumdamages %@!$ arerecoverableunderTenn.CodeAnn.20-5-113.Baseduponbothourinterpretationofthe &0"% TennesseewrongfuldeathstatutesinJordanandthetrendofmodernauthority,weholdthatfilial '#& consortiumdamagesmayberecoveredinawrongfuldeathaction. ($'  )$(   InJordan,weheldthatthe pecuniaryvalueofadecedentslifeincludestheelementof  damagescommonlyreferredtoaslossofconsortium.Jordan,984S.W.2dat595.Ourholdingwas  baseduponanexaminationoftheplainlanguageofTenn.CodeAnn.20-5-113which appears  toencompassconsortiumdamages.Jordan,984S.W.2dat600. Section20-5-113oftheTennessee t CodeAnnotatedstates: d 8  Whereapersonsdeathiscausedbythewrongfulact,...ofanother,andsuitis <  broughtfordamages,asprovidedforby20-5-106and20-5-107,thepartysuing ( x shall,ifentitledtodamages,havetherighttorecoverforthementalandphysical  d suffering,lossoftime,andnecessaryexpensesresultingtothedeceasedfromthe  P  personalinjuries,andalsothedamagesresultingtothepartiesforwhoseuseand  <  benefittherightofactionsurvivesfromthedeathconsequentupontheinjuries (  received.    Tenn.CodeAnn.20-5-113(emphasisadded).     InJordan,weinterpretedthislanguagetopermittherecoveryof incidentaldamages t sufferedbythedecedentsnextofkin. Jordan,984S.W.2dat600.Incidentaldamagesincludethe ` pecuniaryvalueofthedecedentslife.Jordan,984S.W.2dat600. Pecuniaryvaluehasbeen P judiciallydefined toincludetheexpectancyoflife,theage,conditionofhealthandstrength, < capacityforlaborandearningmoneythroughskill,anyart,trade,professionandoccupationor ,| business,andpersonalhabitsastosobrietyandindustry.Id.(quotingSpencerv.A-1CraneServ., h Inc.,880S.W.2d938,943(Tenn.1994)).Weconcludedthat pecuniaryvaluealsoincludes T consortiumdamages,whichconsistoftangibleservicesprovidedbyafamilymemberandalso @ intangiblebenefitseachfamilymemberreceivesfromthecontinuedexistenceofotherfamily , members.Id.at602. Suchbenefitsincludeattention,guidance,care,protection,training,  companionship,cooperation,affection,love,andinthecaseofaspouse,sexualrelations.Id.    InJordan,anadultchildwasallowedtorecoverdamagesforthelossofparentalconsortium.  Id.at601-02.OurdecisioninJordandidnotreachtheissueofwhetherTenn.CodeAnn.20-5-113 x allowsrecoveryforthelossofconsortiumofoneschild.Withthatissuenowsquarelybeforeus, d  weextendourholdinginJordantoallowrecoveryoffilialconsortiumdamages.Thelossofachild P! mayresultinthesamelossofconsortiumasiscausedbythelossofaparent.Nothinginthe <"  languageofTenn.CodeAnn.20-5-113orinourholdinginJordanprovidesavaliddistinction (#x! betweenrecoveryforparentalconsortiumdamagesandrecoveryforfilialconsortiumdamages. $d" Instead,ourholdinginJordanwasfoundedonthebasicpremisethatthepecuniaryvalueofa %P # personslifeincludeslossofconsortium. %