Forensic economics and the calculation of personal-injury damages

An overview of the role of the economic expert and some of today’s more controversial economic issues

James Mills

From Issue: 2014 March

Economic damages: What the infant or child “could have been”

A discussion of methodology to forecast the lost future earning capacity of a disabled child, assessing “human capital” and prospective earning capacity

Phillip Sidlow
Enrique Vega

From Issue: 2010 November

Discounting future earnings to present value – Debunking the myths

What present value is and the subjective factors that go into its calculation

Phillip Sidlow
Enrique Vega

From Issue: 2011 March

Difficult economic valuations: household services

Topics you need to cover with your economist to stay out of defense’s “Dollar Value of a Day” trap

Nathaniel Leeds

From Issue: 2015 December

Deciphering the economic damages report for lost earnings

Discounted cash flows, earnings trajectories, present value of future earnings — it’s enough to make your head spin

Davina Ling

From Issue: 2008 March

Dealing with the Cuevas decision

The basis for a legal argument that ACA insurance benefits cannot be relied upon to meet your client’s future medical needs

Eustace de Saint Phalle
Andrew Clay

From Issue: 2018 November

Evaluation of business losses as damages

The valuation of a small business is often difficult, particularly if the business shows a loss on its income taxes

Nathaniel Leeds

From Issue: 2016 January

Don’t be chicken, keep fighting

Howell and Corenbaum – what they say (and don’t say) about the reasonable value for medical services

Craig Peters

From Issue: 2014 February

Disabled, but employed and earning more than before: Where’s the loss?

Calculating worklife loss relies on five criteria to predict loss of future earning capacity in cases of partial disability

Phillip Sidlow
Enrique Vega

From Issue: 2011 February

Determining economic damages from wrongful termination

Statistical information can empower the jury in a wrongful termination case

Joseph T. Crouse

From Issue: 2015 June

Dealing with the Cuevas decision

Regarding future medical costs, the appellate court overlooked the uncertainty of health insurance in the future

Eustace de Saint Phalle
Andrew Clay

From Issue: 2018 October

Damages in medical-malpractice cases under MICRA

Evaluating the case as to the class of damages is critical to the decision of whether to take the case

Bruce Fagel

From Issue: 2013 March