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Originally Posted by ahi
A 17 year old is an adult by most non-ageist measure. He could reasonably be employed in fairly high-paying jobs.... Or is my logic faulty?
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Rather.
First, he's not an adult in the US until he's 18. This is not "ageism," it's a legal definition; he's still a minor. Second, he's still a student. Even if he wasn't, 17 year olds who pull down $70k a year or make $200 an hour are, to put it mildly, a rarity.
That said, I don't believe there is a specific formula that is used to determine damages, and it's probably not based in this case on something like "lost wages."