article_snippet.sent: Families of those killed in the Alps crash  are likely to receive vastly different payouts depending on Families of those killed in the Alps crash   nationality, where Families of those killed in the Alps crash   bought the ticket and how much Families of those killed in the Alps crash   earned, lawyers said today.
article_snippet.sent: Claims can be made either where the ticket was purchased, in the home country of the airline, at courts in the passenger's destination or in the passenger's home country.
article_snippet.sent: But in air crashes, the amounts awarded for pain and suffering vary by country even though the amounts awarded for pain and suffering vary by country  may all have shared the same fate.
article_snippet.sent: Victims from the U.S. tend to receive higher payouts, followed by Europeans and Asians.
article_snippet.sent: Lawyer James Healy-Pratt at Stewarts Law LLP, which is advising families of those killed in the Malaysian Air disasters last year, said British parents who lose an adult child can expect compensation of around £20,000, while American parents could expect £1.5million.