Personal Injury & Negligence

4.35

Damages in Wrongful Death Cases

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Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
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Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 55 minutes
Wylie Aitken
Pauline Will
Ana Garner
Chester Cameron
With Wylie Aitken from Aitken Aitken Cohn + 3 others
Recorded June 24, 2025
Product ID 100428

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Overview

Plaintiff and Defense Insights for These Critical, High-Pressure Cases

Where do you even begin to place a value on life? How do you substantiate that number - especially when dealing with intangibles such as conscious pain and suffering, or disputed projections such as lost future earnings and benefits? This compelling program will show you how to effectively calculate, negotiate, and litigate wrongful death claims. Whether you're fighting to secure fair compensation for a grieving family or defending against inflated claims to protect your client's interests, our seasoned faculty will share their insights to help you secure the best possible outcome in these complex cases. Register today!

  • Learn how to calculate lost future earnings, benefits, inheritance, and services.
  • Quantify emotional losses like pre-death pain, loss of companionship, and parental guidance.
  • Pin economic and vocational experts down with clever questions.
  • Get practical plaintiff's attorney pointers for negotiating settlements and trying wrongful death cases.
  • Uncover key strategies for challenging plaintiffs' claims, disputing evidence, and mitigating bad faith exposure.
  • Prevent clients' grief from compromising their judgment and best interests.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Calculating Lost Economic Support and Future Damages
  2. Quantifying Pain, Suffering, and Other Non-Economic Damages
  3. Depositions: Key Questions to Ask Economists, Vocational Experts, and Medical Experts
  4. Plaintiffs' Strategies: Negotiation and Trial Tactics
  5. Defense Strategies: Negotiation and Trial Tactics
  6. Legal Ethics in Wrongful Death Cases

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Product ID 100428

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Calculating Lost Economic Support and Future Damages

    1. How the Age and Health of the Decedent Influence Economic Damages
    2. Medical, Funeral, and Burial Expenses
    3. Lost Income, Future Earnings, Benefits, and Inheritance
    4. Loss of Services (Childcare, Homemaking, Caregiving)

  2. Quantifying Pain, Suffering, and Other Non-Economic Damages

    1. Conscious (Pre-Death) Pain and Suffering
    2. Loss of Consortium
    3. Loss of Parental Guidance, Familial Relationships, Companionship
    4. Punitive Damages in Wrongful Death Cases and Trends Pertaining to Awards

  3. Depositions: Key Questions to Ask Economists, Vocational Experts, and Medical Experts

  4. Plaintiffs' Strategies: Negotiation and Trial Tactics

    1. Preparing the Damages Case
    2. Identifying All Potential Sources of Recovery
    3. Effective Negotiation and Settlement Tactics
    4. Wrongful Death Trial Pointers

  5. Defense Strategies: Negotiation and Trial Tactics

  6. Legal Ethics in Wrongful Death Cases

    1. Conflicts of Interest When Representing Multiple Beneficiaries
    2. Contingency Fee Agreements
    3. Client Communications and Managing Expectations Regarding Case Results
    4. Ethical Considerations in Representing and Communicating With Grieving Clients

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Insurance professionals and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Wylie Aitken
Wylie
Aitken
Aitken Aitken Cohn
Pauline Will
Pauline
Will
Bennett Schechter Arcuri & Will LLP
Ana Garner
Ana
Garner
Garner Law Firm
Chester L Cameron Jr.
Chester L.
Cameron, Jr.
Midwest Injury Lawyers, LLC
Speaker bio
Wylie Aitken

Wylie Aitken

Aitken Aitken Cohn
Wylie Aitken

is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and founding partner of Aitken Aitken Cohn in Santa Ana, California. He was the youngest president in the history of the State Trial Bar and is continually recognized by publications such as the Los Angeles Daily Journal and the Orange County Business Journals as one of the top lawyers of California. Mr. Aitken focuses his practice on catastrophic personal injury, insurance bad faith, mass tort litigation and complex business litigation. He earned his J.D. degree from Marquette University, School of Law.

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Pauline Will

Pauline Will

Bennett Schechter Arcuri & Will LLP
Pauline Will

is a founding partner of Bennett Schechter Arcuri & Will LLP and focuses her practice on complex tort litigation including trucking and transportation law, toxic torts, products liability, and insurance defense litigation. She started her career as a prosecutor with the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Ms. Will entered private practice in 2002 where she began representing insured and self-insured companies as well as insurance carriers and their policyholders in state and federal courts. She has taken cases to jury verdict and has extensive experience representing clients in alternative dispute resolution. Ms. Will handles catastrophic and wrongful death matters from their investigation through all stages of litigation.She has spoken on a variety of topics on the transportation and insurance industries and currently chairs the TIDA Marketing and Engagement Committee for the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA). In the area of toxic torts, Ms. Will has extensive experience with the defense of lead paint litigation throughout New York State. She is admitted to practice in New York.  

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Ana Garner

Ana Garner

Garner Law Firm
Ana Garner

is an experienced litigator who focuses her practice exclusively on representing homeowners who are in foreclosure, including litigating adversarial proceedings in bankruptcy court. Her office is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and she handles cases in the Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Vegas areas of New Mexico. Ms. Garner earned her B.S. degree from University of New Mexico and her J.D. degree from University of New Mexico Law School. Since graduation she has been in private practice with a couple of interim retirements during this 30+ year career. As an avid advocate for the "little guy" against institutional defendants, the first 30 years of Ms. Garner's career was in representing plaintiffs who were injured or killed from motor vehicle accidents and medical malpractice. After retiring a second time and moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico, she felt the calling of law once more bringing her out of retirement. This calling was to represent homeowners in foreclosure. Ms. Garner has written several articles for local publications concerning foreclosure, and has spoken at various events concerning foreclosure. She currently has an active litigation practice putting the banks to proof of their standing, and exposing fraud in the industry.

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Chester L Cameron Jr.

Chester L. Cameron, Jr.

Midwest Injury Lawyers, LLC
Chester Cameron

of Midwest Injury Lawyers, is a trial lawyer who represents victims and their families in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases in Illinois and Indiana. Since becoming a licensed attorney in 2013, he has dedicated his practice exclusively to representing injury victims and their families and has gained a reputation as a talented and aggressive advocate for his clients. Since 2018, Mr. Cameron has been selected as a "Rising Star," by Indiana Super Lawyers, and featured in Indianapolis Monthly for this distinction, which is limited to fewer than 2.5% of Indiana-licensed attorneys under 40 years old and/or in practice for 10 years or less. Additionally, he has written several continuing legal education white papers and has presented at several continuing legal education conferences on topics relating to personal injury and wrongful death. Mr. Cameron earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, in history, from Valparaiso University, where he also was a Kemper Scholar and associate of Christ College (Valparaiso University's interdisciplinary honors college). He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he was a member of the Dean's List. During law school, Mr. Cameron served as a legal extern to U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul R. Cherry (Ret.) of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He is currently admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Illinois, Supreme Court of Indiana, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

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