Jay Young | Retired Las Vegas, Nevada Judge | Mediator | Arbitrator | Special Master
PERSONAL INJURY; MEDICAL EXPENSES The reasonable medical expenses plaintiff has necessarily incurred as a result of the accident [and the medical expenses which you believe the plaintiff is reasonably certain to incur in the future as a result of the accident]. NEV. J.I. 10.02 Jay YoungHon. Jay Young (Ret.) is a retired judicial officer with…
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PERSONAL INJURY; PAIN AND SUFFERING The physical and mental pain, suffering, anguish and disability endured by the plaintiff from the date of the accident to the present [and the physical and mental pain, suffering, anguish and disability which you believe plaintiff is reasonably certain to experience in the future as a result of the accident]….
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PERSONAL INJURY; PAIN AND SUFFERING; NO DEFINITE STANDARD No definite standard [or method of calculation] is prescribed by law by which to fix reasonable compensation for pain and suffering. Nor is the opinion of any witness required as to the amount of such reasonable compensation. [Furthermore, the argument of counsel as to the amount of…
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PERSONAL INJURY; AGGRAVATION OF PREEXISTING CONDITION A person who has a condition or disability at the time of an injury is not entitled to recover damages therefor. However, he is entitled to recover damages for any aggravation of such preexisting condition or disability [proximately] [legally] resulting from the injury. This is true even if the…
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PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE; CONTENTION THAT COST OF REPAIR EXCEEDS DEPRECIATION Damage to the plaintiffs property. The amount of such damage is equal to the difference in the fair market value of the property immediately before and immediately after the accident. If the damages have been repaired, or are capable of repair, so as to restore…
NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION; ELEMENTS The defendant must have supplied information while in the course of his business, profession or employment, or any other transaction in which he had a pecuniary interest; The information must have been false; The information must have been supplied for the guidance of the plaintiff in his business transactions; The defendant must…
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PERSONAL PROPERTY LOST OR DESTROYED The plaintiff’s property that was lost or destroyed in, or because of, the accident. That amount is the fair market value of such property at the time of its loss or destruction. NEV. J.I. 10.10 BAJI 14.21 Jay YoungHon. Jay Young (Ret.) is a retired judicial officer with decades of…
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LOSS OF USE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Damage to plaintiff as a result of being deprived of the use of his [automobile] [property] during the time reasonably necessary for repairing the damage [proximately] [legally] resulting from the accident. In determining that amount you may consider the reasonable rental value of the [automobile] [property] for the period…
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WRONGFUL DEATH; HEIR AS PLAINTIFF; INTRODUCTORY Plaintiff[s]___________________________________________________ [is] [are] the heir[s] of_________________________________________ , deceased. In determining the amount of losses, if any, suffered by [one or more of] the heir[s] as a [proximate] [legal] result of the death of___________________________ , you will decide upon a sum of money sufficient to reasonably and fairly compensate…
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WRONGFUL DEATH OF CHILD; HEIR AS PLAINTIFF; LOSS OF PROBABLE SUPPORT, COMPANIONSHIP, SOCIETY AND COMFORT The heir’s loss of probable support, companionship, society and comfort. In determining that loss you may consider not only the benefits that the heir was reasonably certain to have received form the earnings and services of [his] [her] child during…