Damages - economic

Maximize future-medical damages by beating the latest defense tactics

Sargon and Sanchez offer defendant the opportunity to exclude much of your life-care planner’s testimony if you’re not careful about laying the foundation

Alex Behar

From Issue: 2019 April

Unique injuries: Preparing and proving your case

Before you walk away, determine if that unique injury has substantial value

Bill Karns

From Issue: 2017 April

The cost of future medical care and Cuevas

A look at the methodologies of calculating future medical costs since the Cuevas decision

Eustace de Saint Phalle
Andrew Clay

From Issue: 2019 March

Dealing with the <em>Cuevas</em> decision: The ACA

Dealing with the Cuevas decision: The ACA

The basis for a legal argument that ACA insurance benefits cannot be relied upon to meet your client’s future medical needs

Eustace de Saint Phalle
Andrew Clay

From Issue: 2019 February

Appellate Reports

Cuevas v. Contra Costa County – Defendant entitled to introduce evidence of future insurance benefits available under ACA

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2017 June

Dealing with the <em>Cuevas</em> decision

Dealing with the Cuevas decision

Regarding future medical costs, the appellate court overlooked the uncertainty of health insurance in the future

Eustace de Saint Phalle
Andrew Clay

From Issue: 2019 January

The power of prejudgment “Interest as Damages”

A very powerful but underutilized law on our books is Civil Code section 3288

Joseph M. Kar

From Issue: 2017 April

Developing the case for large economic damages

A look at the strategies and recent case law useful to maximize economic damages at trial

Olivier Taillieu

From Issue: 2019 June

California damages: An update

The insured plaintiff who was considered “uninsured” for the purpose of economic damages, and other recent cases that impact damage awards

Brian S. Kabateck
Stephanie E. Charlin

From Issue: 2019 June