ECONOMIC DAMAGES IN PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
VIEW ALLDefend on damages at trial or risk appeal
Pennsylvania courts require defense on all aspects of damages claims Pennsylvania courts have r...
Pension Damages: The Basics
by Chad L. Staller and Brian Conley An ironworker suffers a severe injury at the work site...
Determining the Lost Earning Capacity of Undocumented Workers
By Chad L. Staller, J.D., M.B.A., M.A.C. Currently, undocumented aliens injured on the job...
Goodbye Kaczkowski? A Recent Ruling Reopens the Door to Debate
by Chad L. Staller, MBA, JD, MAC Could the beginning of the end be in sight for Kaczkowski...
Beyond 1040: Six Sources of Evidence on Lost Earnings
by Chad L. Staller, MBA, JD, MAC A plaintiff’s tax returns are generally the primary sour...
Pennsylvania Courts Make the Case for Detailed Damages Defense
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What’s It Worth? Discovery for Economic Damages
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Worklife Tables Skew Damages Claims
by Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D. A recent trend warrants careful consideration by plaintiff and defe...
Problems With The ‘New Worklife Tables 2006’: Still Problematic Despite Changes
by Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D. Anthony M. Gamboa, Jr. of Vocational Econometrics Inc. (VEI) has pr...
Delayed-Diagnosis Damages: A Gray Area in Need of Clarification
By Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D. In failure-to-diagnose or delayed-diagnosis cases where the plainti...
Determining the Lost Earning Capacity of Injured Business Owners
By Chad L. Staller, JD, MBA, MAC Damages to business owners are not necessarily synonymous with...
FORENSIC ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IN EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
VIEW ALLLitigating Employee Stock Option Claims: Valuation Issues
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Basic Damages Issues in Employment Litigation
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OFCCP Self Audit Option: A Trojan Horse?
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ recent gift to contractors — a progra...
Pre-RIF Statistical Audits
Employers contemplating reductions in force (RIFs) can avoid or minimize exposure to discrimina...
A Tax Break for Plaintiffs Raises Interesting Issues
By Chad L. Staller, J.D., M.B.A., M.A.C. and Stephen M. Dripps The Third Circuit...
HEDONIC DAMAGES
VIEW ALLAn Academic Study and a District Court Dispute the Hedonic Damages Theory
By Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D. and Scott F. Gibson, Esq. The “hedonic damagesR...
Hedonic Damages
By Chad L. Staller, MBA, JD, MAC What Is Hedonic Damages? Despite repeated stakes through the h...
EXPERT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
VIEW ALLMass Tort Damages: A Statistical Alternative
by Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D and Lawrence M. Santucci, M.A. Traditionally, courts have...
Too often, statistical evidence is based on questionable methodology
by Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D. “There are very few things which we know which are not capabl...
Product Liability Claims: Statistics and Substantial Certainty
By Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D. and Lawrence M. Santucci, M.A. A recent case in New Jersey might ha...
STUDY
VIEW ALLWhich Law Schools Do Partners at Large Firms Tend to Come From?
Center for Forensic Economic Studies Senior Economist Bernard R. Lentz, Ph.D. h...
EXPERT TESTIMONY
VIEW ALLGrowth and Discounting of Awards for Future Damages
Awards for future damages are discounted to reflect present value — that is, lump-sum awa...
Identity Theft: Improbable Damages Claims
Recently, economists at the Center for Forensic Economic Studies have been asked to analyze imp...
Daubert and Economics
By Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D. A recent opinion, Elcock v. Kmart Corp., 3rd Cir. no. 98-7472 (Oct....
‘Lost Chance’ Theory Gains Ground
by Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D. The “lost chance” theory of recovery is steadily gainin...
Testimony on Plaintiff’s Likely Retirement Age
by Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D. The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has held that ...
Working With an Expert Economist: 14 Rules
By Jerome M. Staller, Ph.D. I began offering my services as an expert economist more than 25 ye...