Where would I look up the state of Maine's limit on liability for death?

Question

So it is fair to say that a 45 yr old that you are talking about, Gambit, would be over 1 million dollars and if he had his wife in the car, that would be over 500k if she were not working! So we have a total of 1.5 million if they were both in the car!

Answer 1

You can't, because there isn't one.

Answer 2

As per Maine's Wrongful Death Statute (Title 18-A MRSA Section 2-084):

Under Maine law, whenever the death of a person is caused
by a wrongful act or the negligence of another party, the
person or corporation who caused the death is liable for
damages to the estate of the person who died.

Damages under the Maine Wrongful Death act may be
awarded as follows:

1) Pecuniary Damages - Pecuniary damages include the lost
earnings that the decedent would have earned for his
family during his or her work-life expectancy. (As an
example, assume that a male decedent 45 years of age
is killed in an automobile collision and that at the time of
the accident he was earning $50,000 per year. Based on
his work life expectancy of 16.6 years, the present value
of his future lost earnings based would be $547,200
based on a 4% fair rate of return.

(2) Medical, Surgical & Hospital Care;

(3) Funeral Expenses;

(4) Loss of comfort, society & companionship up to a limit
of $400,000.

(5) Punitive Damages - in cases on intentional actions
(e.g. murder) not to exceed $75,000.