Proving and Defending Against Wrongful Death and Survivorship Damages
Date: Oct 30, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $203.00
Non-Member Price: $254.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Civil
Earn up to 4.5 credits! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- K. Raja Bhattacharya, Esq.
- Certified By the New Jersey Supreme Court As a Civil Trial Attorney
Bendit Weinstock PA
Presenters
- Hon. Anthony V. D'Elia, J.S.C.
- Hudson County Superior Court
- Patricia M. Giordano, Esq.
- Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP, Philadelphia
- Kristin Kucsma, MA
- Sobel Tinari Economics Group, Livingston
Economic and non-economic damages are a critical part of wrongful death and survivorship claims. Handling these cases should be treated differently than handling an injury case with a living plaintiff. Join us as an esteemed panel explains how to prove and defend against various damages claims in wrongful death cases. Gain information about the types of expert testimony that can help prove damages, and how to defend against those claims. Acquire trial strategies from the court, plaintiff and defense perspectives on how to prove or defend damages claims in wrongful death cases. Be prepared for your next wrongful death case. Register today!
Program Agenda:
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9:00 | Introduction
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9:05 | The Differences Between Survivorship and Wrongful Death Claims New Jersey Survivor’s Act 2022
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9:20 | Plaintiff’s Perspective to Litigating a Wrongful Death Claim
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Case selection methodology
- Identifying the right witnesses for your case
- When do you need to retain damages experts
- What has worked, what hasn’t
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10:00 | Defendant’s Perspective to Defending a Wrongful Death Claim
- What discovery are you demanding
- Who are you deposing and what are your goals
- When to hire a defense expert on damages
- Deposing to the plaintiff’s damages experts
- What has worked well, what hasn’t
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10:40 | Break
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10:50 | Hot Topics in Economic Damages
- Loss of consortium damages
- Nighttime companionship damages/ Green v. Bittner issues
- Proving damages where the decedent had already retired
- Better to have attorney participate in interview or not?
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11:50 | View from the Bench
- The most common evidential issues seen in these matters
- Allocation Hearings: when we need them and when we don’t
- What wins over jurors and what doesn’t
- How to get to a settlement in these emotionally charged cases
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12:30 | Sample Closings on Damages From Both Perspectives - Plaintiff and Defense
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12:50 | Q&A
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1:00 | Adjourn
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