Tag: Lost Profits
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Economics Expert Witness’ Conclusions Regarding Lost Profits Damages Admitted
In this action, the Frazier Parties alleged that the Eagle Air Parties lacked probable cause to sue them for defamation and other similar claims in an underlying lawsuit that concluded in 2020 (the “Underlying Action”). The Frazier Parties claimed that the Underlying Action damaged Sentinel’s existing or prospective client relationships, resulting in lost profits of…
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Business Valuation Expert Witness’ Financial Projections Admitted
Plaintiff American Northwest Distributors Inc. (“ANW”) was the Washington distributor of Four Roses bourbon, produced by Defendant Four Roses Distillery LLC (“Four Roses”), for about five years from 2015-2020. In 2020, after a pattern of late payments from ANW, Four Roses terminated the distribution agreement and switched to a competitor, Young’s Market Company, LLC (“Young’s…
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Intellectual Property Valuation Expert Witness Reasonable Royalty Analysis Deemed Deficient
Judge Joshua Wolson of Delaware District Court noted that, “Economists love assumptions. One joke recites that a physicist, a chemist, and an economist find themselves on a desert island with a single can of food. The physicist offers to calculate the force needed to use a coconut to open the can. The chemist offers to…
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Accounting Expert Witness’ Two-Party Market Analysis Admitted
Hayward Industries, Inc. (the Plaintiff), a company in the pool industry, filed a complaint against competitors (the Defendants) over the sale of aftermarket replacement salt cells for use in Plaintiff’s chlorine generator systems. Chlorine generators, also known as “salt cell systems,” convert dissolved salt into chlorine to sanitize pools. Chlorine generator systems replace the need…
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Methodology employed by the Business Valuation Expert Witness to compute damages passes the Daubert test amidst alleged violations of consumer protection laws
This case involved a dispute over the admissibility of expert testimony regarding damages in a lawsuit filed by Innovative Solutions International, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) against multiple Defendants, including Houlihan Trading Company, Inc. and Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (“Pilgrims”). Pilgrims, a company involved in preparing and packaging chicken for resale, supplied chicken that went through several vendors before…
