Wrongful Death Damages: Traditional and Emerging Theories for Arguing the Value of Human Life
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will offer guidance to plaintiffs and defendants on effective ways to calculate and present the value of a life in a wrongful death suit. The panel will review what information to seek in discovery and strategies for opening and closing arguments. The panel will also address trends toward expanding the types of damages available and who can recover them.
Outline
- Calculations
- Economic damages
- Non-economic damages
- Evidentiary issues
- Discovery strategies
- Use of experts
- Presentation strategy
- Opening
- Closing
- Emerging trends in wrongful death damages
Benefits
The panel will discuss these and other important issues:
- What is the role of the defendant's conduct in damages assessment?
- Is character evidence relevant in wrongful death damages?
- How can the plaintiff show that future damages are certain?
- What arguments are generally counterproductive?
Faculty
David Bouchard
Partner
Finch McCranie
Mr. Bouchard is an accomplished trial lawyer who represents companies and individuals in complex criminal and civil... | Read More
Mr. Bouchard is an accomplished trial lawyer who represents companies and individuals in complex criminal and civil matters. He has received high praise from jurors, judges, and clients for his courtroom advocacy and has been recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, and U.S. News and World Report as a premiere white-collar criminal defense and business lawyer. Mr. Bouchard has successfully defended businesses and people responding to investigations and cases initiated by federal and state law enforcement authorities. He has represented business executives and owners, public officials, lobbyists, doctors, nurses, and healthcare providers, consultants, and professional athletes in response to alleged violations of various federal criminal laws, including conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, health care fraud, securities fraud, bribery, public corruption, racketeering, and money laundering, among others. Mr. Bouchard's practice is national, and he has handled cases in federal or state courts in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, and Colorado. He has represented and advised companies responding to whistleblower complaints and government investigations. As part of that work, he has conducted numerous sensitive internal investigations. Mr. Bouchard has counseled companies on how to develop and improve compliance programs on various issues, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also has substantial experience representing companies involved in complex business disputes. Mr. Bouchard began his legal career with a prominent international law firm, where he excelled on major commercial litigation for some of the world's largest companies, including more than ten Fortune 500 companies.
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Xavier Carter
Attorney
Lourie, Chance, Forlines, Carter & King
Mr. Carter's practice focuses on medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, catastrophic... | Read More
Mr. Carter's practice focuses on medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, catastrophic trucking and commercial vehicle accidents, products liability, white collar crime, and whistleblower or qui tam actions.
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Margaret Elizabeth (Maggy) Randels
Attorney
Randels Injury Law
Prior to founding Randels Injury Law, Ms. Randels worked at two prominent Atlanta area injury firms for the better part... | Read More
Prior to founding Randels Injury Law, Ms. Randels worked at two prominent Atlanta area injury firms for the better part of a decade. Since 2020, she has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star, an honor given to only 2.5% of the lawyers in Georgia. 2024 marks her fifth year being recognized. Ms. Randels has also been recognized as one of Georgia Trend's Legal Elite, named in Best Lawyers in America -- Ones to Watch, and is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40. Since 2020, Ms. Randels has been a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association's Executive Committee, serving as chair of the New Lawyers Division, the Communications Committee, and the Women's Caucus.
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