Should a New York attorney submit a summary, or the expert's full damages report?

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	We are pleased to announce the first in an ongoing series of electronic newsletters regarding damages issues helpful to litigation attorneys. We welcome suggestions for topics, as well as helpful comments on this service. Dr. Tinari may be reached at ftinari@TinariEconomics.com. To access future issues, visit our website where all issues will be archived.

		Let's say there is a 40-year-old injured plaintiff who is no longer able to work and would have retired at age 65. Should the damages expert calculate 25 years of future earnings losses? The answer is "no", but why? Read the full story. click here

		Under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF), victims' families were provided monetary compensation based on economic and non-economic losses in exchange for giving up their right to sue U.S. entities, such as airlines. Was the Fund successful in calculating economic losses, and should it be repeated in the wake of another such attack? Read the article written by Frank D. Tinari, Kevin Cahill and Elias Grivoyanis. click here

		FOCUS: This issue's focus: Does a unisex life expectancy table systematically favor some plaintiffs over others? The answer depends not only on the gender of the plaintiff or decedent but also on the type of case and the age of the plaintiff. Ignoring statistical differences in life expectancy by gender when calculating economic losses often leads to discriminatory results against female claimants in a number of types of cases, and an undervaluation of the economic contributions of a female's services to her family in other cases. Read the full article. click here

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