Medical malpractice claims raise a variety of economic issues. In addition to fully understanding the medical and liability issues involved in the prospective matter, counsel for both the plaintiff and the defendant need to fully explore and document the economic claims. In the end, a forensic accountant or other economic damage expert addresses these economic issues without regard to causation and liability, with the ultimate result a full understanding of economic losses of the plaintiff based on the alleged medical malpractice.
There are several different categories of losses that may have occurred, or may yet occur, based on the evidentiary record. If an individual is merely an employee, and has no ownership interest or other special relationship with the employer, the determination of losses normally arises from the difference between the historical salary and the projections of what salary would have been but for the medical malpractice allegation.
