Tag: Lost Wages
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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…
