What is the test for reasonable assumptions in a claim?
The following excerpt is from Long ex rel. Other Members in the Gen. Pub. Similarly Situated ex rel. Other Aggrieved Emps. Pursuant to the Cal. Private Attorneys Gen. Act v. Destination Maternity Corp., CASE NO. 15cv2836-WQH-RBB (S.D. Cal. 2016):
"[W]hen the defendant relies on a chain of reasoning that includes assumptions to satisfy its burden of proof, the chain of reasoning and its underlying assumptions must be reasonable ones." LaCross v. Knight Transp. Inc., 775 F.3d 1200, 1202 (9th Cir. 2015). "Whether the assumption underlying a defendant's theory of damages are reasonable is a question of law . . . ." Branch, 2016 WL 1298017, at * 2.
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