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bronxiteforever

(9,630 posts)

7. When things go wrong with a newborn

Reply to WalkerinSC (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 7, 2024, 01:24 PM

Dec 7

there are decades of medical bills and treatment required. Litigation for personal injury is tied to life expectancy and projected earnings. A healthy newborn has decades of potential earning which are also built into damages along with medical bills.

See if old and retired people are killed by medical misadventure, they are not worth much. Their lifespan is limited and there are no potential wages to put on the damages board.

You know in America, the value of human life is measured in money.