Expert Cannot Quantify Injured Woman’s Loss Of Value Of Life, Judge Says

Mealey's (January 14, 2019, 12:21 PM EST) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico federal judge on Jan. 11 partly excluded expert witness testimony for a woman in her personal injury car crash suit, finding that while allowing testimony to describe what “hedonic damages” are to the jury is proper, permitting the expert to actually calculate the value of the woman’s life is not (Shirley J. Walker, v. Gregory J. Spina, et al., No. 17-0991, D. N.M., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5275)....