# Licudine v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Canonical: https://californiapersonalinjurylaws.com/cases/licudine/

California Court of Appeal, 2016. 3 Cal.App.5th 881, slip op., pp. 1–2.

Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin; publisher reported approval 2026-11-04. The original review date was not supplied.

## Case background

Read the opinion for the full facts and procedural history.

## What the court decided

Lost future earnings need proof of what the person likely could have earned. A hoped-for job is not enough by itself.

## Limits

The amount cannot rest on a guess. The likely work and pay need a sound basis in the proof.

## Opinion

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2016/b268130.html