DAMAGE ESTIMATION FOR LOST EARNINGS

Specialists in Projecting Lost Earnings

Our Ph.D. economists specialize in preparing and evaluating lost-earnings projections in connection with a wide range of tort litigations, including personal injury, wrongful death, wrongful discharge, medical malpractice and products liability cases.

The Best Training

All our experts have the necessary and appropriate training: a Ph.D. in economics with a specialization in labor economics. A Ph.D. is essential because only a doctoral program provides the depth and detail of training competent expert-witness work requires. A specialization in labor economics is essential because this is the sub field that focuses on the economics of the labor market and the economics of income determination. So, although the courts may accept an expert with a less advanced degree or one with a Ph.D. in a different economic specialty, we wouldn't be comfortable without both credentials.

Twenty Years of Experience

Integral's experts are also highly experienced. Our extensive client list reflects over two decades of experience in preparing and evaluating expert damage estimates. For our defense-attorney clients, we review the plaintiff's expert report and prepare a critique of the methodology underlying his/her damage estimate. For our plaintiff-attorney clients, we prepare an affirmative damage estimate as we believe it should be done.

Always Sound Economics

We are able to do both types of cases with no danger of inconsistency because we routinely work for both sides and -- whether retained by the plaintiff or by the defense -- we apply the same basic estimation methodology. This methodology, based directly and firmly on economic principles and empirical research, provides the surest foundation upon which to build a credible damage estimate. It also provides the surest foundation upon which to base a critique of plaintiff-side estimates because these are so often based on more-or-less ad hoc and arbitrary procedures.