by Jerome S Paige | Jun 14, 2022 | Forensic Economics
We typically encounter “owner-workers” in our work because of a personal injury action or their survivors due to a wrongful death claim. Think of an Uber or a Door Dash driver. Assume that They provide a significant amount of their time in...
by Jerome S Paige | May 31, 2022 | Forensic Economics
Medical prices can be enigmatic, with a seemingly ever-widening gulf between what providers are billing and what providers will accept from the consumer or their insurance company. There are retail, wholesale, bulk, preferential and reimbursable prices. Prices vary...
by Jerome S Paige | May 24, 2022 | Forensic Economics
Elon Musk’s proposed acquisition of Twitter has increased our familiarity with the concept EBITDA and what it means for valuing a business. That is in determining what a business is worth or what we should pay for it. EBITDA stands for earnings before, interest,...
by Jerome S Paige | May 11, 2022 | Forensic Economics
Jerome S. Paige, Ph.D. & Subodh Mathur, Ph.D.(info@paigeandassociates.com)(www.paigeandassociates.com) In lead paint exposure cases, it is essential that the plaintiff causally link Blood Lead Levels (BLL) to estimates of economic damages (earnings losses). In a...
by Jerome S Paige | Apr 19, 2022 | Forensic Economics
Our work as forensic economists in wrongful death and personal injury cases involves calculating the present value of loss of income and life care costs. In our article “Critical Features of a Forensic Economist’s Report,” we outline three key elements in one of our...
by Jerome S Paige | Apr 5, 2022 | Forensic Economics
While following the hearings of The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson to be nominated to be an Associate Supreme Court Justice, I got a pleasant surprise. Judge Jackson highlighted one of the cases she presided over as a U.S. District Judge — Yah Kai World...
