:00:38
It's like this. A dead plaintiff
is rarely worth as much
:00:42
as a living,
severely maimed plaintiff.
:00:45
However, if it's a long,
agonising death,
:00:47
as opposed to a quick drowning
or car wreck,
:00:50
the value can rise considerably.
:00:52
A dead adult in his 20s is worth less
than a middle-aged one,
:00:56
a dead woman less than a dead man,
:00:59
single adults less than married,
:01:01
black less than white,
poor less than rich.
:01:05
But the perfect victim
is a white, male, professional -
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40 years old, at the height
of his earning power,
:01:12
struck down in his prime.
:01:14
And the most imperfect?
:01:17
Well, in the calculus
of personal injury law,
:01:20
a dead child is worth least of all.
:01:26
A million dollars he turns down.
:01:28
- One million dollars!
- I don't believe their story.
:01:31
- It's true.
- Come on!
:01:33
- Hey, Eddie. How you doing?
- Good.
:01:36
Do me a favour - shut the fuck up.
:01:38
Our banker there doesn't know
Jan refused a million.
:01:42
- Sorry.
- Yeah.
:01:47
Asshole.