Redefining the Rules: How Audish v. Macias Reshaped Future Medical Expense Claims in California Personal Injury Cases

In Audish v. Macias (2024) 102 Cal.App.5th 740, the California Court of Appeal decided a key issue concerning the admissibility of a plaintiff’s future Medicare eligibility in calculating damages for future medical expense claims. This decision has significant implications for how future medical expenses are assessed in tort cases, particularly in the cost and construction of life care plans….
By: Snell & Wilmer