Damages

The damages associated with amputation are often unique, with ever-changing prosthetic technology, the need for future surgeries and the extreme emotional distress caused by the loss of a limb. Using examples from recent eight-figure settlements and verdicts, Adam Shea and Matthew Stumpf address best practices for valuing and proving damages in amputation cases.

The severity of orthopedic injuries, and the damages awarded by juries in these cases, can vary dramatically. Using cases worked up for trial by PSR attorneys, Robert Glassman and Erika Contreras present with a focus on the winning strategies for proving damages in orthopedic injury cases, from the most straightforward to the extremely complex.

In this LawTalk, PSR attorneys Lyssa Roberts and Melody Saadian discuss California’s Proposition 51, which changed California’s rules about who must pay for non-economic damages, covering the applicable rules as well as the exceptions, including the common carrier exception.