Outside the United States, the impact of social inflation is seen most starkly in Mexico, and we predict that the way damages are awarded in civil litigation in Mexico may now influence the United States and other jurisdictions. Legislative efforts to challenge social inflation continue in the United States, with some states enacting legislation to mitigate the risk of nuclear verdicts, challenges to claimant strategies such as 'anchoring arguments' and the capping of non-economic damages in certain claim types. The risk of juries awarding outsized punitive damages awards will remain. However, with more pressure anticipated, plaintiff representatives may pursue damage concepts that prioritise compensating plaintiffs rather than punishing wrongdoers. In Mexico, although punitive damages are available as an extension of moral damages, human rights jurisprudence has led to the development and recognition of 'damage to life plans' awards. These awards are a category separate from moral or economic damages, designed to compensate the long-term effects on the future circumstances of victims and their families. Similar models may offer an alternative route to maximising compensation for plaintiffs in the United States.