Experts at the trial estimated his lost earnings from his injuries at $500,000 to $1 million over his lifetime.
But it added that any damages recovered could not include those for "loss of society" or for lost future earnings.
The United States should pay his family compensation for his lost earnings, he said.
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Assuming he would live and work until the age of sixty-five, Kallison placed his lost future earnings at $720,000.
But the worker can also sue for lost future earnings and significantly increase the amount of money he or she receives.
He later sued the city and was awarded $1.2 million for lost future earnings.
In the case of Popov, we can only wonder about the musical equivalent of lost future earnings: what could he have become?
(Compensation in such a suit is usually based partly on lost future earnings.)
The opera house has promised to reimburse Ms. Voigt for any lost earnings caused by the cancellation of her contract.