A recent Order in the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada excluded the testimony of plaintiff economics expert Dr. Stan Smith regarding his opinions on the loss of enjoyment of life suffered by the Plaintiff. Order Granting Defendants Motion in Limine. Jones v. Kelly, Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. Case No. A-19-803468-C (December 12, 2022).
Plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff retained Dr. Stan Smith to provide opinions regarding the loss of household services, the cost of future care and the value of “reduced enjoyment of life” otherwise known as hedonic damages. Dr. Smith placed the value of Plaintiff’s hedonic damages at between $749,749 to $1,249,594.
Nevada has recognized the concept of hedonic damages since the groundbreaking case of Banks v. Sunrise Hospital, 120 Nev. 822, 102 P.3d 52 (2004).
