Damages - economic

Exploring Medicare in the context of [[case]]Audish v. Macias[[/case]] (2024)

Practical tips on challenging and overcoming [[case]]Audish v. Macias[[/case]], based on a recent case tried to verdict in Orange County

Greyson M. Goody

From Issue: 2025 January

Maximize future-medical damages by beating the latest defense tactics

[[case]]Sargon[[/case]] and [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]] 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

[[case]]Audish[[/case]]: Confronting a new legal reality

The collateral-source rule, the Secondary Payor Act and Medicare in [[case]]Audish v. Macias[[/case]]

Greyson M. Goody

From Issue: 2024 December

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

Telling a special-damages story

Focus on the human elements and story to support your numbers

John Hinman
Seth Workman

From Issue: 2021 October

Proving damages through the testimony of treating physicians

Treater testimony is the foundation upon which you will construct your damages presentation

Alex Behar

From Issue: 2022 August

The legal boundaries of third-party carriers’ medical bill negotiations

A defense move to lower the value of pain-and-suffering damages as a multiple of medical bills

Albert Abkarian
Nicholas Abkarian

From Issue: 2024 October

Dealing with the [[case]]Cuevas[[/case]] decision

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

Andrew Clay
Eustace de Saint Phalle

From Issue: 2019 January

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 [[case]]Cuevas[[/case]]

A look at the methodologies of calculating future medical costs since the [[case]]Cuevas[[/case]] decision

Andrew Clay
Eustace de Saint Phalle

From Issue: 2019 March

Rethinking damages for breach of an insurance contract

Restoring balance between insurers and their insureds. Why must we prove that the carrier acted unreasonably?

Michael L. Cohen

From Issue: 2022 November

How to double your future economic damages in medical-malpractice cases

Periodic payments can be your friend, as can wage growth and medical cost inflation

John F. Medler, Jr.

From Issue: 2026 March