Legal Opinion
Metz v. United Technologies Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 24, 1985No. Nos. 153 to 155, Dockets 84-7204, 84-7206, 84-7282PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Defendants appeal on the grounds that the district court in this negligence case failed to charge the jury that plaintiffs damages for future lost wages, pain and suffering and medical expenses should be reduced to present value. Although a charge to a jury on future damages should not contain a cap, neither should it allow the jury to make an award like the golden fleece. In charging a jury on future damages, there is a principled middle ground between placing a ceiling on the award, and making the sky the limit, that is to discount all awards for future lost dollars…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Folse v. FakouriSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Philippe v. Browning Arms Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Bernard C. Taylor v. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- John T. Ulrich, Cross-Appellee v. Veterans Administration Hospital and United States of America, Defendants- Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- James B. Francis, Jr. v. Ina Life Insurance Company of New York, a Cigna Company, A/K/A LiconyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Gary Ammar, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. United States of America, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Bay Ship Management, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
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