UJI 13-1802A NMRA
UJI 13-1802A. Measure of the loss of a chance.
Provided, however, for the loss of a chance for [a better outcome to a medical
problem], [survival], [__________________ (other)], while you must (1) first determine
total damages for the [loss of limb], [loss of life], [__________________ (other)] under
the above-listed elements, you then must (2) base your award on a percentage
representing the lost opportunity to avoid [loss of limb], [loss of life],
[__________________ (other)]. The valuation of lost chances is necessarily imprecise;
the value of the loss may be established by fair approximations, by numbers or verbal
descriptions, from which you will arrive at a percentage to apply to the total damages.