Plaintiff and Defense Attorney's Guide to Understanding Economic Damages
The Plaintiff and Defense Attorney's Guide to Understanding Economic Damages is an essential compact reference on the use of economic damage testimony in trial and mediation. Written by Michael L. Brookshire, Frank Slesnick, and John O. Ward, this book helps attorneys understand the practical issues involved in retaining economic expert witnesses and using their testimony effectively — from both plaintiff and defense perspectives.
The accompanying CD-ROM includes internet sources, technical terminology definitions, direct and cross-examination questions and answers, case studies, and links to damage calculation sites.
- Authors: Michael L. Brookshire, Frank Slesnick, John O. Ward
- ISBN-10: 1-933264-10-1
- ISBN-13: 978-1-933264-10-3
- Copyright: June 1, 2007
- Pages: 193
- Binding: Paperback with CD-ROM
- Size: 6 x 9 inches
Topics Include:
- Understanding economic damage experts and Daubert considerations
- Estimating lost earnings and wage/salary loss
- Fringe benefit and household services losses
- Vocational/rehabilitation experts
- Life care planners and medical care costs
- Wrongful death cases and personal consumption deductions
- Effects of age, gender, and ethnic background
- F.E.L.A. (railroad worker) cases
- Punitive damages
- Mediation practice and preparation
- Structured settlements
- International issues in economic damages
Table of Contents
Chapters 1–17 cover: understanding damage experts, choosing and using economists, wage and salary loss, fringe benefits, household services, vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, wrongful death, less tangible damages, special cases and issues, F.E.L.A., punitive damages, mediation, structured settlements, plaintiff and defense trial perspectives, and international damages issues.
