Martinez v Metropolitan Transp. Auth., 2018 NY Slip Op 02028 (1st Dept. 2008)
“Plaintiff failed to establish her past lost earnings with reasonable certainty since her testimony was unsubstantiated by tax returns, W-2 forms, or other documentation (Orellano v 29 E. 37th St. Realty Corp., 4 AD3d 247 [1st Dept 2004], lv denied 4 NY3d 702 [2004]; cf. Kane v Coundorous, 11 AD3d 304, 305 [1st Dept 2004] [plaintiff’s testimony about lost earnings sufficient where defendants “expressly declined to challenge such testimony by the use of the W-2 forms in their possession”]).”
My sources certain insurance companies refuse to pay plaintiff healthcare practitioners who come in for EUOs. Question always becomes how do you prove lost wages? Healthcare professionals are loathe to give up their tax records and bank statements. Those “marketing charges”, “maintenance charges”, “computer upkeep charges” – well are a Pandoras box that makes payroll for SIU defense firms
What “other documentation” can prove lost wages?
