In personal injury lawsuits, it is common to have parties involved who are under the age of 18. In these situations the lawsuit will be started with a “litigation guardian” who makes the decisions on behalf of the infant.

The same biased expert witnesses are hired over and over again to give the same bad opinions, but their bias at trial can’t be cross-examined. The experts get to make a lot of money, but it doesn’t make a lot of sense from a fairness perspective.

When you have been injured in an accident, one of the objectives of financial compensation awarded by a judge or jury is to put you, the Plaintiff, in the same financial position you would have been in had your accident not occurred. In this regard, your lawyer may retain an accountant or economist, and sometimes an actuary, to help calculate these financial losses arising out of your accident.