Review and Rebuttal of Economic Damages Reports
A close read of the opposing economist’s report or life care plan: which assumptions drive the number, whether the data supports them, and whether the arithmetic holds.
The review
What a review can cover
Assumptions
Earnings base, work life, growth and discount rates, and personal consumption, tested against the record and published data.
Data
Whether the sources are current, apply to this plaintiff and are used the way their publishers intend.
Arithmetic
Where needed, the calculations rebuilt to look for errors, double counting and figures that don’t tie out.
Texas rules
Whether Texas-specific rules, such as how taxes and medical expenses are handled, were applied.
Life care plans
Critiquing a life care plan
The care needs come from the medical experts. A critique checks whether the other expert costed and valued the plan using appropriate methods.
- Duplicate itemsAttendant care that overlaps household services, or therapies that repeat.
- PricingBilled charges where paid amounts are the measure, or prices from the wrong market.
- Duration and growthLife expectancy and medical inflation assumptions that stretch the total.
Options
How a review can be delivered
Consulting review
A confidential memo to counsel on the report’s weak points, before you decide whether to designate.
Rebuttal report
A written report for designation that addresses the opposing figures and explains the corrections.
Deposition support
Questions for the opposing economist’s deposition, built from the review.
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