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June 4, 2025

Category: CFES Publications

CFES Publications

Which Law Schools Do Partners at Large Firms Tend to Come From?

Monday, 02 December 2013 by CFES
Center for Forensic Economic Studies Senior Economist Bernard R. Lentz, Ph.D.  has ranked U.S. law schools by the number of graduates who become partners in top law firms. The law firms considered are the National Law Journal’s list of the nation’s top 100 firms. Dr. Lentz compiled the rankings in response to a study by Professor Theodore
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  • Published in CFES Publications, Law Schools and Studies
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Mass Tort Damages: A Statistical Alternative

Wednesday, 27 November 2013 by CFES
by Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D  and Lawrence M. Santucci, M.A. Traditionally, courts have been reluctant to consider the use of statistical tools such as sampling to determine damages in class-action litigation and other matters involving large groups of plaintiffs. Arguments against the practice include the fact that it seemingly flies in the face of the Seventh
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  • Published in CFES Publications, Expert Statistical Analysis Cases
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Too often, statistical evidence is based on questionable methodology

Wednesday, 27 November 2013 by CFES
by Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D. “There are very few things which we know which are not capable of being reduced to a Mathematical Reasoning, and when they cannot, it’s a sign our Knowledge of them is very small and confused….” —John Arbuthnot, “Of the Laws of Chance,” 1692 Much testimony in personal-injury matters is, by
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  • Published in CFES Publications, Expert Statistical Analysis Cases
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Product Liability Claims: Statistics and Substantial Certainty

Wednesday, 27 November 2013 by CFES
By Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D. and Lawrence M. Santucci, M.A. A recent case in New Jersey might have provided an answer to a significant question on employers’ liability under workers’ compensation statutes and, by association, manufacturers’ liability under defective-design theories. The issue: How does a plaintiff prove “substantial certainty” of injury in order to proceed
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  • Published in CFES Publications, Expert Statistical Analysis Cases
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Litigating Employee Stock Option Claims: Valuation Issues

Wednesday, 27 November 2013 by CFES
  • Published in CFES Publications, Forensic Economic Analysis in Employment Litigation
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Basic Damages Issues in Employment Litigation

Wednesday, 27 November 2013 by CFES
  • Published in CFES Publications, Forensic Economic Analysis in Employment Litigation
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Pension Damages: The Basics

Wednesday, 27 November 2013 by CFES
by Chad L. Staller and Brian Conley An ironworker suffers a severe injury at the work site and is rendered totally disabled. His economic damages include past and future medical expenses, of course, and lost income through to his projected retirement age. In addition, he may have a claim for another element of loss — pension
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  • Published in CFES Publications, Economic Damages in Personal Injury Litigation
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Determining the Lost Earning Capacity of Undocumented Workers

Wednesday, 27 November 2013 by CFES
By Chad L. Staller, J.D., M.B.A., M.A.C. Currently, undocumented aliens injured on the job in the United States may recover damages for lost earning capacity, but this area of law is in flux. Things could change as courts continue to interpret the extent of recovery available to undocumented workers and as state legislatures debate statutes limiting recovery. As
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  • Published in CFES Publications, Economic Damages in Personal Injury Litigation
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Goodbye Kaczkowski? A Recent Ruling Reopens the Door to Debate

Wednesday, 27 November 2013 by CFES
by Chad L. Staller, MBA, JD, MAC Could the beginning of the end be in sight for Kaczkowski v. Bolubasz, the 1980 state Supreme Court opinion on the awarding of damages that is widely regarded by defense counsel as an unwarranted gift to plaintiffs? In a dissenting opinion to the court’s December ruling in Helpin v. Trustees
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  • Published in CFES Publications, Economic Damages in Personal Injury Litigation
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Beyond 1040: Six Sources of Evidence on Lost Earnings

Wednesday, 27 November 2013 by CFES
by Chad L. Staller, MBA, JD, MAC A plaintiff’s tax returns are generally the primary source of evidence on the extent of lost past and future income in a personal injury or wrongful death matter, but other records and evidence may clarify and augment the loss analysis. Consider these sources when preparing a damages case:
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  • Published in CFES Publications, Economic Damages in Personal Injury Litigation
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