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Welcome to the second issue of our electronic newsletter regarding damages issues helpful to litigation attorneys. We encourage your suggestions for topics, as well as comments on this service. Dr. Tinari may be reached at ftinari@TinariEconomics.com.  To access previous issues, visit our website, TinariEconomics.com.
 
Valuation of Fringe Benefits
Employers provide employees with a variety of benefits as part of an employee total compensation package. Typical fringe benefits offered by employers include heath insurance and retirement plans. Health insurance coverage could include medical, dental, prescription and vision care. Likewise, retirement plans could consist of a pension plan (defined benefit or defined contribution) and/or 401(k) plan. The importance of fringe benefits in relation to an employees earnings warrants that they be properly valued in tort litigation... click here
 
How high can your damages expert assume a plaintiff's future earnings would be?
In a 2002 federal memorandum, the Court said:
Dr. Rice, plaintiff's expert economist, is expected to testify as to plaintiff's economic damages... click here
 
Projecting the future earnings of a child
New research has been published that confirms earlier studies regarding the use of family background variables... click here
 
How do I know what information to provide to my economic damages expert? click here

If you have a question regarding damages issues, and you believe an explanation would be helpful to litigation attorneys, please email the question to info@tinarieconomics.com