Step two entails proving the amount of the lost or diminished chance with reasonable certainty. Step one entails proving that the defendant’s conduct did in fact cause the plaintiff a lost or diminished chance of future earnings as an athlete (the factual cause link). The author describes the athlete’s burden of proof as a two-step process. This article addresses how an athlete’s earning potential can be assessed and the various factors that go into the assessment, and in this context the author proposes that it is helpful to think about earning potential on a range that defines low, middle and high categories of athletic potential.
While the law affords plaintiffs recovery for lost earning capacity damages if they can prove their damages under the amorphous standard of “reasonable certainty,” courts for the most part have failed to delineate any standards for deciphering those particular athlete-plaintiffs who possess the requisite level of athletic skill and potential to be allowed recovery for lost future earnings in a professional sport career. This article delves into the theoretical and practical aspects of proving damages for lost earning capacity in a professional sports career.
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