A plaintiff claiming economic loss from diminished earning capacity must adduce evidence identifying the specific positions they are prevented from pursuing and the likelihood they would have obtained such employment, not merely assert an inability to work in a general category such as 'retail'. Where gratuitous domestic assistance is being provided and there is no evidence it will cease, a trial judge is not required to assess future assistance on a commercial basis.
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