Need help !! Course: Tort Law

PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE 7:1 A 29-year-old veteran is rendered paraplegic as a result of a negligently performed lung operation. Before his operation he had been pronounced completely cured of tuberculosis, for which he had previously been classified as 100 percent disabled. As a result of his injuries the man suffers frequent leg spasms, burning and swelling in his legs and feet, involuntary bowel movements, and occasional urinary accidents due to block- age in his catheter. His future medical treatment will include intensive rehabilitation, possible reconstructive procedures, and ongoing evaluations by neurologists, psychiatrists, urologists, and plastic surgeons. He runs the risk of kidney and bladder infections. He has become depressed, has lost his ability to procreate, his sleep is interrupted every night as he changes his position to prevent bed sores, and he has no hope of recovering the use of his legs. He has endured numerous operations stemming from his paraplegic and will probably have to have several more. Prior to his lung operation he lived a normal social life, participated in athletics, had received a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering after receiving an honorable discharge from the army, and was working as an associate engineer with a salary of $810 per week. With rehabilitation he could secure work in a related engineering field, and with intensive medical care he had a projected life expectancy of forty years. Had he not been injured he probably could have worked for thirty years. His medical expenses have been paid for by the government, and he is receiving monthly VA disability payments. What kinds of damages is he entitled to? How would you go about proving his damages