--- title: Damages - economic description: Advocate Magazine articles on Damages - economic, from the Subject Matter Index. url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Damages%20-%20economic --- [![Exploring Medicare in the context of [[case]]Audish v. Macias[[/case]] (2024)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Goody-istock-1047505000_2b0d55f40bed0bb091f8606a39171539.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/exploring-medicare-in-the-context-of-case-audish-v-macias-case-2024 "Exploring Medicare in the context of [[case]]Audish v. Macias[[/case]] (2024)") ## [Exploring Medicare in the context of [[case]]Audish v. Macias[[/case]] (2024)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/exploring-medicare-in-the-context-of-case-audish-v-macias-case-2024 "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greyson-m-goody "Greyson M. Goody") From Issue: [2025 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january) [![Maximize future-medical damages by beating the latest defense tactics](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Behar-accident-supplied-by-author_cb17299e5b8098b1c1b4f2d0e6373055.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/maximize-future-medical-damages-by-beating-the-latest-defense-tactics "Maximize future-medical damages by beating the latest defense tactics") ## [Maximize future-medical damages by beating the latest defense tactics](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/maximize-future-medical-damages-by-beating-the-latest-defense-tactics "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-behar "Alex Behar") From Issue: [2019 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april) ## [[[case]]Audish[[/case]]: Confronting a new legal reality](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/case-audish-case-confronting-a-new-legal-reality "[[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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greyson-m-goody "Greyson M. Goody") From Issue: [2024 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december) ## [The power of prejudgment “Interest as Damages”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/the-power-of-prejudgment-interest-as-damages "The power of prejudgment “Interest as Damages”") A very powerful but underutilized law on our books is Civil Code section 3288 [Joseph M. Kar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joseph-m-kar "Joseph M. Kar") From Issue: [2017 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april) ## [Telling a special-damages story](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october/telling-a-special-damages-story "Telling a special-damages story") Focus on the human elements and story to support your numbers [John Hinman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-hinman "John Hinman") [Seth Workman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/seth-workman "Seth Workman") From Issue: [2021 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october) ## [Proving damages through the testimony of treating physicians](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/proving-damages-through-the-testimony-of-treating-physicians "Proving damages through the testimony of treating physicians") Treater testimony is the foundation upon which you will construct your damages presentation [Alex Behar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-behar "Alex Behar") From Issue: [2022 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august) [![The legal boundaries of third-party carriers’ medical bill negotiations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Abkarian-istock-1316512316_55ae6a9c9fc119c5acb2360afcd34ff0.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october/the-legal-boundaries-of-third-party-carriers-medical-bill-negotiations "The legal boundaries of third-party carriers’ medical bill negotiations") ## [The legal boundaries of third-party carriers’ medical bill negotiations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october/the-legal-boundaries-of-third-party-carriers-medical-bill-negotiations "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/albert-abkarian "Albert Abkarian") [Nicholas Abkarian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicholas-abkarian "Nicholas Abkarian") From Issue: [2024 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october) [![Dealing with the [[case]]Cuevas[[/case]] decision](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/de-st-phalle_treating-docs-istock-852501710_8c45c0da9e52d54aa0ebb8f6f523e400.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january/dealing-with-the-case-cuevas-case-decision "Dealing with the [[case]]Cuevas[[/case]] decision") ## [Dealing with the [[case]]Cuevas[[/case]] decision](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january/dealing-with-the-case-cuevas-case-decision "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-clay "Andrew Clay") [Eustace de Saint Phalle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eustace-de-saint-phalle "Eustace de Saint Phalle") From Issue: [2019 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january) ## [Unique injuries: Preparing and proving your case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/unique-injuries-preparing-and-proving-your-case "Unique injuries: Preparing and proving your case") Before you walk away, determine if that unique injury has substantial value [Bill Karns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bill-karns "Bill Karns") From Issue: [2017 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april) ## [The cost of future medical care and [[case]]Cuevas[[/case]]](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march/the-cost-of-future-medical-care-and-case-cuevas-case "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-clay "Andrew Clay") [Eustace de Saint Phalle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eustace-de-saint-phalle "Eustace de Saint Phalle") From Issue: [2019 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march) [![Rethinking damages for breach of an insurance contract](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/CohenM-istock-1077220418_9bd37c9bdec5d0b7f9eb78459849a23c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/rethinking-damages-for-breach-of-an-insurance-contract "Rethinking damages for breach of an insurance contract") ## [Rethinking damages for breach of an insurance contract](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/rethinking-damages-for-breach-of-an-insurance-contract "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-l-cohen "Michael L. Cohen") From Issue: [2022 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november) ## [How to double your future economic damages in medical-malpractice cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/how-to-double-your-future-economic-damages-in-medical-malpractice-cases "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.](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-f-medler-jr "John F. Medler, Jr.") From Issue: [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march)