Damages Index

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Damages Index

Missouri

Damages

Third Edition

Index

References are to section numbers.

A

Additur

appellate review, 23.8

cases, 23.6

constitutionality, 23.3

federal issues, 23.9

generally, 23.1

grounds

additur, 23.5

cases, 23.6

punitive damages, 23.7

remittitur, 23.4

procedure, 23.2

punitive damages, 23.7

Administrative agency action, challenge, 16.98

Advance payments, 24.31

Alcohol-related injuries, 16.60

Animals

dogs, 16.59, 16.87

fencing, 16.74

generally, 11.6

livestock, 16.82, 16.88

strays, 16.93

Appellate review, 23.8

Apportionment

contribution actions

immune tortfeasor

family, 22.27

other, 22.28

workers’ compensation, 22.29

joint and several liability, 22.26

parties, 22.22

procedural aspects

right to jury trial, 22.24

statute of limitations, 22.23

punitive damages, 22.25

same or separate action, 22.20

settling tortfeasor

effect on liability of others, 22.30

jury not informed, 22.31

protection from claims, 22.33

setoff, 22.32

severance of claims, 22.21

right to apportionment of fault

by case type

contract actions, 22.12

economic loss, 22.13

intentional torts, 22.11

medical malpractice, 22.14

personal injury, 22.8

products liability

defendant’s fault, 22.9

plaintiff’s fault, 22.10

derivative claims, 22.7

impact on damages

medical malpractice damage cap, 22.16

punitive damages, 22.15

jury instructions, 22.17

error, 22.18

standard of review, 22.19

pleading comparative fault, 22.5

submission to jury, 22.6

rules governing apportionment of fault

among defendants, 22.2

joint and several liability, 22.1, 22.4

to plaintiff, 22.3

Artwork consignment¸ 16.3

Attorney fees

American rule, 20.2

copyright actions, 15.30–15.33

exceptions to general rule, 20.5–20.28

civil contempt, 20.26

collateral litigation

examples, 20.18

generally, 20.13

requirements, 20.14–20.17

condemnation proceedings, abandonment of, 20.27

contract, 20.6

equity cases, 20.19

balancing benefits, 20.21

common fund doctrine, 20.20

equity requires, 20.23

unusual circumstances, 20.22

injunction bonds, 20.28

litigation sanctions, 20.24

statutory, 20.7, 20.8

administrative agency litigation, 20.11

declaratory judgment, 20.10

other, 20.12

vexatious refusal, 20.9

federal courts

diversity cases, 20.48

generally, 20.47

nondiversity cases, 20.49

bad faith, 20.55

civil contempt, 20.54

contract, 20.50

equity case, 20.52

litigation sanctions, 20.53

statutory, 20.51

procedure

amount, 20.58

appeal, 20.59

judge or jury, 20.57

pleading, 20.56

general rule, 20.2–20.4

generally, 20.1

illegal division of fees, 16.99

modern trend, 20.3

patent actions, 15.44

prevailing party, 20.4

procedure

appellate review

amount determination, 20.44

fees for appeal, 20.45

record, 20.42

standard, 20.43

enforcement, 20.46

federal, 20.59

judge or jury, 20.30

pleading, 20.29

proof

fees during trial, 20.35

fees posttrial, 20.36

general requirements, 20.34

substantiating evidence, amounts, 20.31–20.33

recoverable amount

allocation among different claims, 20.38

contract specified, 20.37

items recoverable, 20.41

reasonable fee, 20.39, 20.40

trademark actions, 15.12–15.14

vexatious refusal, 20.9

wrongful death, 18.40, 18.41

Attorney in fact liability, 16.101

B

Bad checks, 16.4

Bank liability, 16.5

Blue sky law, 16.45

Breach of contract—see Contract cases

Burden of proof

causation, 1.42

generally, 1.41

injury, 1.43

loss of earnings, 1.46

future, 1.48, 1.49

past, 1.47

lost profits

established business, 1.51

generally, 1.50

personal skill, 1.52

proof prevented

nature of loss, 1.54

wrongful conduct, 1.55

uncertainty, 1.53

medical expenses, 1.56

mitigation, 1.57

pecuniary damages, 1.44

punitive damages, 1.45

Business profits, loss, 5.10

C

Cable television, theft, 16.6

Child labor violations¸ 16.7

Choice of law

contract, 1.59, 13.7

tort, 1.58, 13.7

Collateral source rule

actions, applicable to

contracts, 1.24

other, 1.25

torts, 1.23

exceptions

insurance

claimant’s, 1.36

tortfeasor’s, 1.37

payments by or for tortfeasor, 1.35, 1.39, 1.40

treatment by tortfeasor, 1.38

generally, 1.22, 2.3

payments, applicable to

gratuities, 1.30

income taxes, 1.31

insurance, 1.26

public services, free, 1.34

Railroad Retirement Act, 1.33

remarriage, 1.32

sick leave, 1.29

unemployment, 1.27

workers’ compensation, 1.28

Commercial loss cases

expert witness, 21.78, 21.81

Common carriers, 16.86

Comparative fault

apportionment, 22.5

deduction of settlement amount, 24.33

mitigation of damages, 24.34

Compensatory damages

contract actions, 1.4

purpose, 1.3

real property, 1.5

Computer tampering, 16.9

Consortium claims

amendment of primary claim to include, 7.12

burden of proof, 7.20

collateral estoppel, 7.16

comparative fault percentage, 7.18

consolidation, 7.7

damages, 7.4, 7.5

deprived spouse, defined, 7.2

elements, 7.3

generally, 7.1, 7.28

injured spouse, defined, 7.2

insurance policy limitations, 7.15

joinder with primary claim, 7.7

jury instructions

damages

comparative fault, 7.25

noncomparative fault, 7.26

generally, 7.21

verdict director, 7.22

verdict forms

comparative fault, 7.24

noncomparative fault, 7.23

loss, defined, 7.2

pleading, 7.27

pre-marriage injuries, 7.17

release of primary claim, effect, 7.10

separate nature of claim, 7.10

settlement of primary claim, effect, 7.3, 7.10

sovereign immunity, effect, 7.14

standing

children, 7.9

parents, 7.9

spouses, 7.7, 7.8

statute of limitations, 7.11

venue, 7.6

verdict, 7.19

workers’ compensation cases, 7.13

Construction contracts

contractor default

defective performance, 13.22

failure to complete, 13.21

late performance, 13.23

repair contracts, 13.24

loss of profits, 14.8, 14.10

owner default, 13.20

substantial performance, 13.25

Continuing damages, limitations on recovery of

capable of ascertainment, 24.14

importance, 24.18

objective test, 24.16

proof required, 24.17

relationship, 24.13

resulting from single wrong, 24.15

Contract cases

apportionment, 22.12

avoidable consequences

employment cases, 13.13

generally, 13.11

leases, 13.14

mitigation of damages, 13.12

certainty requirement, 13.9

choice of law, 1.59

collateral source rule, 1.24

compensatory damages, 1.4

construction contracts—see Construction contracts

emotional distress, 13.5

employment contracts—see Employment cases

foreseeability requirement, 13.8

general damages, 13.2

generally, 13.1, 13.2, 16.2

goods—see Sale of goods

jury instructions, 13.37

limitation of liability clauses, 13.18

liquidated damages

generally, 13.15

lack of actual damages, effect, 13.16

land contracts, 13.17

lost profits

construction contracts, 14.8, 14.10

generally, 14.7, 14.10

leases, 14.10

natural and probable result of breach, 14.8

proof required, 13.10

real estate contracts, 14.10

special damages contemplated by parties, 14.9

mitigation of damages, 1.18, 13.12

nominal damages, 13.4

post-breach events, effect, 13.19

punitive damages, 13.6

real estate, 13.17, 13.34

repair contracts, 13.24

restitution, 13.3

special damages, 13.2

specific performance claims, 13.36

tort claim, considerations, 13.7

Contractual limitations

after event, 24.28

at trial after settlement by one defendant, 24.29

before event, 24.27

Contribution actions—see Apportionment

Conversion claims, 11.8–11.10

Copyright infringement

actual damages

fair market value, 15.20

generally, 15.17

lost profits, 15.18

value to infringer, 15.19

attorney fees

caselaw, 15.32

defendants, 15.33

factors, 15.31

generally, 15.30

registration requirement, 15.30

defendant’s profits

deductions, 15.22

generally, 15.21

unrelated profits, 15.23

generally, 15.16

jurisdiction, 15.16

statutory damages

continuing or separate infringement, 15.29

election, timing, 15.24

factors, 15.27

limits, 15.26

registration requirement, 15.25

separate or continuing infringement, 15.29

timing of election, 15.24

willful infringement, effect, 15.28

County official liability

collectors, 16.112

recorders, 16.103

treasurers, 16.104

Covenants not to compete, 13.35

Credit discrimination, 16.10

Credit service organization liability, 16.11

Criminal case costs, failure to tax, 16.102

Crops, 11.5, 16.82

D

Defamation—see Reputational damages

Default judgment, hearing

multiple defendants, 24.8

notice to defaulting party, 24.9

procedural, nature of default, 24.2

substantive, 24.3

liquidated claim, computation, 24.4

unliquidated award

evidence, sufficiency of, 24.6

jury trial, 24.7

prayer, limitation on, 24.5

Definition of damages, 1.1

Derivative claims, apportionment of, 22.7

Direct reparations, 24.38

Discrimination generally, 16.12

Dogs, 16.59, 16.87

Domestic cases

expert witness, 21.78, 21.82

Dramshop liability, 16.60

E

Earning capacity—see Loss of earning capacity

Economist

calculations, 21.39

communication of, 21.68

disability percentages, 21.67

life expectancy

generally, 21.64

guidelines, 21.65

tables, 21.66

lost earnings, 5.31, 21.40

consumption allowance, 21.59

discount rate, 21.55, 21.56

fringe benefits, 21.52

future losses, 21.51

general statistics, 21.57

growth rate, 21.54, 21.56

past losses, 21.51

retirement age, 21.53

taxes, 21.58

lost household contributions, 21.41

future losses, 21.60

past losses, 21.60

valuation, 21.61

medical care, equipment, and supplies, 21.42

future losses, 21.62

growth and discount, 21.63

past losses, 21.62

perspective, 21.77

wrongful death, 21.43

generally, 21.19

guidelines, 21.37

preparation

disability information, 21.48

earnings history, 21.46

employment history, 21.46

household contribution history, 21.47

information generally, 21.44

medical care, equipment, and supplies, unit costs of, 21.49

testimony, 21.50

vital statistics, 21.45

selection, 21.38

visual aids, 21.69

samples, 21.83–21.100

explanatory charts, 21.71–21.76

summary chart, 21.70

Emotional distress

bystanders, 4.1, 4.14

component of claim for another tort, 4.13, 6.17, 6.28

contracts cases, 13.5

damages, measure, 4.15

defenses, First Amendment, 4.16

examples

recovery allowed, 3.25

recovery denied, 3.26

fear of future medical complications, 3.30, 10.43

First Amendment defenses, 4.16

generally, 4.1, 4.2

history, 4.2

impact rule, 3.24, 4.2

intentional infliction

generally, 4.9

intent, 4.11

medical testimony unnecessary...