Pettingill Analytics
Case Type

Medical Malpractice — Economic Damages

Damages analysis in medical malpractice cases, including life care plan costing and lost earnings.

Medical malpractice cases frequently involve catastrophic injury with long-duration future care needs. The economic analysis is built around the life care plan and the plaintiff's pre-injury earnings trajectory, both reduced to present value.

Jurisdictional caps on non-economic damages, periodic-payment statutes, and collateral source rules affect how the economic damages are framed and presented. We work within counsel's strategy on each of these issues.

Frequently Asked

Frequently Asked

How are damages caps handled?
Damages caps generally apply to non-economic damages, not to the economic losses we calculate. We coordinate with counsel on how to present the economic damages so the jury and the court can apply any applicable caps correctly.

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