In the USA I understand there to be a concept of a "wrongful death" lawsuit with substantial damages being available. Here, by statute first similar damages are limited to economic loss, excluding grief, and are moreover capped at £10,000. I had to check this quite recently when Medway Maritime Hospital killed Jacqui in 2005. However, the son suing on behalf of the deceased 87 year old could recover for her pain and suffering due to the broken hip (assuming liability was established). As I recollect when my late mother broke her hip (she actually managed to do so twice) she was very pissed off about the suffering bit and screamed quite a lot, and even more pissed off with being in traction for nearly 6 weeks the second time (as it was a fracture not a clean break).