Originally Posted by
EPHD75
Open source on the web indicates that Mr. Bryant at the time of his death had a net worth of $600 million. I wonder what the net worth of the pilot and the operator total, including insurance? Plaintiffs' lawyers may have a difficult challenge in making the argument that Mr. Bryant's family have suffered a terrible loss and need compensation. Terrible loss yes, compensation....hmmmm,
The size of the damages claim is not informed by the neediness of the dependents. But by the benefits that the dependents would have received had their breadwinner not been taken away. The dependents here include all surviving minor children (up to the age or 21) and possibly also the spouse.
Like when you dent somebody's Ferrari: The damage claim is high because of the high cost to repair a Ferrari. Not low because arguably, a person who can afford a Ferrari can also afford to get it fixed.