Tag: Lost Wages
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Psychology Expert’s Testimony on Loss of Consortium Excluded
Heather Blanchard died after undergoing a surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center. Heather’s husband Roy Blanchard was present in the hospital when Heather first finished surgery. Roy asserts his struggle with grief following Heather’s death has impacted his career and earning capacity. At the time of Heather’s death, Roy worked at J.P. Morgan in a private…
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Court Approves of Economics Expert Witness’ Ex Ante Approach to Damages Calculation
Plaintiffs are a group of current and former KCS employees working as conductors and engineers, collectively referred to as Train, Engine & Yard (“TE&Y”) employees by the parties. They alleged an FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) discrimination claim based on KCS’s practice of placing on-call employees at the bottom of job boards (i.e., at…
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Accounting Expert Witness’ Opinions on Future Lost Wages Excluded as He Doubly Accounts for Inflation
This case concerns a trip-and-fall accident. Pedero Sanders alleged that, on November 8, 2022, he was employed by Weeks Marine as a Jones Act seaman assigned to the dredge JS Chatry. He claimed that, in the course of his work, he tripped and fell while retrieving supplies from a shack on land. According to Sanders, the supply…
