Legal Question in Personal Injury in New York
Loss of future earnings
How is loss of future earnings calculated? I will never be able to do the same manual labor job I did prior to my back injury from an auto accident and I know they will be looking at compensating me for future loss of wages. Do they normally offer for a set period of time?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Loss of future earnings
It is strictly a jury question as to the amount proven and the time in the future as lost.
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Re: Loss of future earnings
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Re: Loss of future earnings
The amount is up to a jury. The way it is generally proven is through an economic expert who uses a work life expectancy table (usually age 65) and projects your future earnings by incorporating your pre-accident salary and adjusting it for inflation. If you can work, but not in the same job, then you could be compensated for any difference between your pre-accident employment and post-accident employment.
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