Problem
Tort Teasers
I. Suppose your firm represents Mr. Goodright and you have been asked to interview him to ascertain the full extent of his damages. Write down a list of the questions that you would want to ask him in reference to his medical expenses, lost income, lost future income, and pain and suffering.
II. If your firm were representing Teddy, what information would you want to elicit from the medical doctors and psychologists who treated Teddy?
III. A customer in an office store sat down in a model chair and it broke leading her to fall on her tailbone onto the concrete floor. She suffered extreme pain in her tailbone and back and proceeded to get treated, the issue was that she had been in three previous car accidents and had pre-existing symptoms and pain. The court looked at what was required to prove for current damages and how pre-existing conditions applied. Harris v. ShopKo Stores, Inc. 308 P.3d 449 (Utah 2013). i. What types of damages would you attempt to recover in this case?ii. How would you go about determining a monetary value for each of her ailments? iii. What arguments do you anticipate the defense will make in reference to the payment of damages? Copyright 2023 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Textbook: Edwards, J. Stanley; Cull, Traci. Tort Law (p. 214). Kindle Edition.