Eastwood v. Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc., 241 P.3d 1256 (2010)

Citation: Eastwood v. Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc., 241 P.3d 1256 (2010)
Parent Document: Eastwood v. Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc., 241 P.3d 1256 (2010)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2010-11-04
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2372386/eastwood-v-horse-harbor-foundation-inc/ ↗

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[1] In a workers' compensation case, economic damages included lost wages and medical expenses. Cruz v. Montanez, 294 Conn. 357, 371-72, 984 A.2d 705 (2009). In a business tort, "economic damages" included loss of a $500,000 investment. Nutragenetics, LLC v. Superior Court, 179 Cal.App.4th 243, 247, 101 Cal.Rptr.3d 657 (2009). In a construction defect case where a masonry wall collapsed, economic damages included the cost of replacement and repair of the wall. Viking Constr. Mgmt., Inc. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 358 Ill.App.3d 34, 56, 294 Ill.Dec. 478, 831 N.E.2d 1 (2005). In a class action suit seeking reimbursement for excessive prices on synthetic thyroid medications, "economic damages" included the difference between what the drugs should have cost and what they did cost. BASF AG v. Great Am. Assur. Co., 522 F.3d 813, 817 (7th Cir.2008). In an insurance bad faith case, the court described as "economic damages" that the insured was claiming included: underpaying and delaying payment of legal fees and costs, reneging on agreements regarding the allocation of defense costs and a reasonable hourly fee rate, and refusing to contribute an adequate settlement, all of which exceeded $1,000,000. Compulink Mgmt. Ctr., Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 169 Cal.App.4th 289, 293, 87 Cal.Rptr.3d 72 (2008).

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