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72 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 299 (1996-1997)
Toward Gender-Neutral Data for Adjudicating Lost Future Earning Damages: An Evidentiary Perspective

handle is hein.journals/chknt72 and id is 317 raw text is: TOWARD GENDER-NEUTRAL DATA FOR ADJUDICATING LOST FUTURE EARNING DAMAGES: AN EVIDENTIARY PERSPECTIVE SHERRI R. LAMB* TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................. 301 I. GENDER BIAS IN LOST FUTURE EARNING AWARDS .... 304 A. Empirical Studies on Size of Damage Awards ....... 304 B. Gender Differences Inherent in the Factors Used in Calculating Damages ................................ 307 1. Labor Force Attachment ....................... 309 2. Earnings Patterns ............................... 312 3. Nonmarket Services ............................ 314 C. Judicial Traditions in Calculating Lost Future Earning Awards ..................................... 316 D. A Case Refusing to Rely on Gender Specific Data in Determining Damages ............................... 319 II. THE CURRENT METHOD OF INTRODUCING EVIDENCE OF LOST EARNING CAPACITY AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE .................... 320 A . Relevance ........................................... 320 1. R ule 402 ........................................ 321 2. R ule 403 ........................................ 322 B. Expert Testimony ................................... 323 1. R ule 702 ........................................ 324 2. R ule 703 ........................................ 326 III. AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH: ACHIEVING GENDER- NEUTRALITY WHILE REMAINING CONSISTENT WITH THE FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE .................... 328 A . Relevance ........................................... 329 1. Determining the Probative Value of the Item of Evidence ........................................ 329 2. Identifying the Countervailing Probative D angers ......................................... 332 * B.A. 1994 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; 1997 J.D. Candidate, Chicago- Kent College of Law. The author wishes to thank Professor Anita Bernstein for her assistance in the writing and editing of this Note.

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