Compensation is meant to undo the material effects of the wrongdoing and restore the victims as nearly as possible to the position which they would have been in had the wrongdoing not occurred, but to calculate what needs to be paid, we need to identify that position. How is that to be ...
How Courts Calculate the Value of Human Life Jury awards always vary widely, and often seem arbitrary. Despite this outward appearance of unpredictability, courts try to apply a fairly certain set of guidelines to establish the value of a lost life. The basis of those guidelines fall into two ...
Non-economic damages (“general damages”), which are injuries such as emotional distress and loss of family that are subjective and therefore difficult to calculate. In cases where you can prove the defendant acted with fraud, malice, or oppression, you may also be eligible for punitive damages...