About present cash value
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Fenner, G. Michael
Fenner, G. Michael
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School of Law
School of Law
Subjects
Torts; Personal injuries; Damages
Torts; Personal injuries; Damages
Title
About present cash value
About present cash value
Authors
Fenner, G. Michael
Fenner, G. Michael
Journal
Creighton Law Review
Creighton Law Review
Volume
18
Issue
2
Pages
305-331
18
Issue
2
Pages
305-331
Date
1985, Winter
1985, Winter
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G. Michael Fenner, About Present Cash Value, 18 Creighton L. Rev. 305 (1985).
G. Michael Fenner, About Present Cash Value, 18 Creighton L. Rev. 305 (1985).
Abstract
The major goal behind awarding damages in a personal injury action is to compensate a plaintiff for his or her actual loss. When judges and juries are asked to decide upon the amount of money that will compensate a plaintiff for his lost earning capacity, they are asked to decide two things: (1) Over the period of the disability, what is the dollar amount by which the plaintiff's ability to earn income has been reduced. (2) How much money should be awarded to the plaintiff today to compensate fairly for this loss that will occur periodically over the terms of the disability. This article is about the second of those questions.
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Copyright (c) 1985 G. Michael Fenner
Copyright (c) 1985 G. Michael Fenner