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You shouldn't be down voted. Regardless of the moral or technical issues involved, there are established formulas used to calculate damages in wrongful death ci
by nradov 9mo ago
You shouldn't be down voted. Regardless of the moral or technical issues involved, there are established formulas used to calculate damages in wrongful death civil suits. Your range is generally correct although certain factors can push it higher. (Punitive damages are a separate issue.)
- dekhn 9mo agoI generally don't complain about being downvoted, but it is always puzzling when I post a neutral fact without any judgement.
- jeffbee 9mo agoThere are not "established formulas" or, to the extent that they are, the coefficients and exponents are not determined. The parties always argue about the discount rates and whatnot.
- dekhn 9mo agoSure, no argument there, I was just referring to research like this: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/82d0550k https://escholarship.org/uc/item/82d0550k """Results. At a discount rate of 3 percent, males and females aged 20-24 have the highest PVLE — $1,517,045 and $1,085,188 respectively. Lifetime earnings for men are higher than for women. Higher discount rates yield lower values at all ages."""