Arpin, Jeannine v. USA
Seventh Circuit: April 8, 2008
Appeal from the Southern District of Illinois
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Authorities Cited: 28 U.S.C. § 1367 518 U.S. 415 538 U.S. 408, 424-425 121 F.2d 104, 107 462 F.2d 72, 73-74 750 F.2d 449, 455-456 263 F.3d 753, 758-760 444 F.3d 593, 611-612 Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(a) 648 F. Supp. 146, 151
Blogged: How Appealing "[I]f we know both the probability of a fatal accident and the benefit that a person would demand to bear it we can estimate a value of life and use that value to calculate damages in wrongful death cases."