Evaluating Economic Damages: A Handbook for Attorneys

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It estimated that over half of all litigation today is related, in some degree, to issues involving economic damages. This handbook presents the basic elements involved in the evaluation of economic damages associated with wrongful death and personal injury cases. It should assist practicing attorneys to understand, through examples, the conceptual issues involved in the determination of economic damages, and the methods used to evaluate such damages. The book is divided into two main sections. The first section of the book is devoted to estimation procedures specific to wrongful death cases. Nine key elements involved in an analysis of economic losses are systematically presented and illustrated in separate chapters. Reference tables are included to illustrate the variety of situations which exist, and the impact that changes in key assumptions about the situations have on the analysis. The second section of the book builds upon the concepts developed in the first section, and illustrates how to calculate economic losses in personal injury cases. These chapters also have examples and reference tables to assist the practicing attorney.

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ALBERT N. LINK is Professor of Economics and Director of the MBA Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has written 13 books on topics ranging from entrepreneurship to corporate strategy, and he has published over 50 scholarly articles appearing in the most prestigious economics, business, engineering, and policy journals. In addition, Professor Link is a respected consultant to U.S. govermental agencies and to domestic and international corporations.