502.1b Wrongful Death Damages: Introduction - All Other Cases If your verdict is for (defendant), you will not consider the matter of damages. But, if your verdict is for (personal representative), you should award (decedent)'s personal representative an amount of money that the greater weight of the evidence shows will fairly and adequately compensate (decedent)'s estate and (decedent)'s survivors for their damages, including any damages that the estate and the survivors are reasonably certain to incur or experience in the future.