N000639
Saturday, December 22, 2001 10:21 AM
FW: loss tables
I have just reviewed the tables and am both dissapointed and furious over
the way the figures are shown for a single person. At a meeting I
attended monday night the special master led us to believe that a
reasonable amount of economic loss plus a 250,000 amount for non economic
loss would be considered.
My son was 38 and earning approximately 30,000. Assuming he worked until
age 62 he would have earned approximately 720,000 before any earnings
adjustment for increases etc.
Based on the table figures, including 250,000 non economic loss we would
get approximately 411,000 before any collateral offset. That would make
his earnings loss worth 161,000 for 24 years-6,500 per year. That seems
to be totally absured and unfair. How can the actual loss of earnings
before any upward adjustments go from 720,000 to 161,000.
In addition if he had one dependent child his award would be 594,000
instead of 411000. The difference should only be the non economic amount
of 50, 000. If he did not have a child he is being penalized on his
economic earnings.
This award amount is totally inadequate and unfair.
In our time of grief when the government is supposed to be helping us
reach a quick settlement they are doing nothing but creating more grief
for us.
Individual Comment
Parents