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Informationen zum Autor DR. PATRICK A. GAUGHAN is President of Economatrix Research Associates, an economic and financial consulting firm specializing in the application of economics and finance to litigated matters. Dr. Gaughan provides various consulting services in the field of litigation economics and finance as well as mergers and acquisitions. He is often called upon to serve as an expert witness in lawsuits and other litigated matters. Klappentext Measure business interruption losses with confidenceYou hope for the best and plan for the worst. It's your job. But when the unimaginable happens, are you truly prepared for those business interruption losses?Measuring Business Interruption Losses and Other Commercial Damages is the only book in the field that explains the complicated process of measuring business interruption damages after you've been hit by the unexpected, whether the losses are from natural or man-made disasters, or whether the performance of one company adversely affects the performance of another.* Understand the methodology for how lost profits should be measured* Deal with the many common types of cases in business interruption lawsuits in commercial litigation* Take a look at exhibits, tables, and graphs* Benefit from updated data, case studies, and case law referencesDon't get caught off guard. Get ahead of planning for measuring your interruption losses before disaster strikes. Zusammenfassung Measure business interruption losses with confidenceYou hope for the best and plan for the worst. It's your job. But when the unimaginable happens, are you truly prepared for those business interruption losses?Measuring Business Interruption Losses and Other Commercial Damages is the only book in the field that explains the complicated process of measuring business interruption damages after you've been hit by the unexpected, whether the losses are from natural or man-made disasters, or whether the performance of one company adversely affects the performance of another.* Understand the methodology for how lost profits should be measured* Deal with the many common types of cases in business interruption lawsuits in commercial litigation* Take a look at exhibits, tables, and graphs* Benefit from updated data, case studies, and case law referencesDon't get caught off guard. Get ahead of planning for measuring your interruption losses before disaster strikes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Development of the Field of Litigation Economics 2 Development of the Field of Forensic Accounting 3 Qualifications of an Economic Expert 5 Qualifications of an Accounting Expert on Damages 8 Interdisciplinary Nature of Commercial Damages Analysis 8 Difference Between Disciplines of Economics and Finance 10 Finding a Damages Expert 11 Critically Reviewing a Potential Expert's Curriculum Vitae 12 Getting the Damages Expert on Board Early Enough 18 Courts' Position on Experts on Economic Damages 19 Standards for Admissibility of Expert Testimony 21 Exclusion of Experts 25 Trends in Daubert Challenges to Financial Experts 25 Expert Reports 28 Defense Expert as a Testifying Expert, Not Just a Consultant 33 Quantitative Research Evidence on the Benefits of Calling a Defense Expert 35 Treatment of the Relevant Case Law 36 Legal Damage Principles 36 Other Types of Damages Cases 42 Summary 46 References 46 Chapter 2 Economic Framework for the Lost Profits Estimation Process 51 Foundation for Damages Testimony 51 Role of Assumptions in Damages Analysis 52 Hearsay 53 Approaches to Proving Damages 55 Causality and Damages 59 Using Demonstrative Evidence to Help the Client Understand Its Losses or Lack of Losses 67 Causality and Loss of...
