The legal boundaries of third-party carriers’ medical bill negotiations

A defense move to lower the value of pain-and-suffering damages as a multiple of medical bills

Albert Abkarian
Nicholas Abkarian

From Issue: 2024 October

Dealing with the Cuevas decision

Regarding future medical costs, the appellate court overlooked the uncertainty of health insurance in the future

Eustace de Saint Phalle
Andrew Clay

From Issue: 2019 January

The power of prejudgment “Interest as Damages”

A very powerful but underutilized law on our books is Civil Code section 3288

Joseph M. Kar

From Issue: 2017 April

Telling a special-damages story

Focus on the human elements and story to support your numbers

John Hinman
Seth Workman

From Issue: 2021 October

Proving damages through the testimony of treating physicians

Treater testimony is the foundation upon which you will construct your damages presentation

Alex Behar

From Issue: 2022 August

Dealing with the Cuevas decision: The ACA

The basis for a legal argument that ACA insurance benefits cannot be relied upon to meet your client’s future medical needs

Eustace de Saint Phalle
Andrew Clay

From Issue: 2019 February

Maximize future-medical damages by beating the latest defense tactics

Sargon and Sanchez offer defendant the opportunity to exclude much of your life-care planner’s testimony if you’re not careful about laying the foundation

Alex Behar

From Issue: 2019 April

Unique injuries: Preparing and proving your case

Before you walk away, determine if that unique injury has substantial value

Bill Karns

From Issue: 2017 April

The cost of future medical care and Cuevas

A look at the methodologies of calculating future medical costs since the Cuevas decision

Eustace de Saint Phalle
Andrew Clay

From Issue: 2019 March

Rethinking damages for breach of an insurance contract

Restoring balance between insurers and their insureds. Why must we prove that the carrier acted unreasonably?

Michael L. Cohen

From Issue: 2022 November

Developing the case for large economic damages

A look at the strategies and recent case law useful to maximize economic damages at trial

Olivier Taillieu

From Issue: 2019 June

California damages: An update

The insured plaintiff who was considered “uninsured” for the purpose of economic damages, and other recent cases that impact damage awards

Brian S. Kabateck
Stephanie E. Charlin

From Issue: 2019 June