Litigation Services Handbook

Preface. About the Editors. About the Contributors. THE LITIGATION ENVIRONMENT. The Role of the Financial Expert in Litigation Services (P. Frank, et al.). The Federal Law Governing Expert Witness Testimony (C. Gerdts and C. Dixon). Interaction between Accountants and Economists (E. Evans). Roles and Techniques of a Financial Expert in Alternative Dispute Resolution (A. Cummis, et al.). DAMAGES TECHNIQUES. Estimating Lost Profits and Economic Losses (V. Lazear). Calculating Lost Profits Damages to New Businesses (T. Lloyd and R. Young). Cost Estimation (J. Kinrich). Estimating the Cost of Capital (L. Boothman). Interest as Damages (J. Phillips and N. Freeman). Business Valuation (O. Lokey, et al.). Calculation of Lost Earnings (K. Ugone, et al.). Punitive Damages (P. Frank, et al.). Punitive Damages: An Economic Analysis (A. Polinsky and S. Shavell). Tax Treatment of Damages Awards (M. Erickson and J. Smith). LITIGATION TOOLS. Communicating with a Jury (D. Davis and R. Laguzza). Data Management and Analysis in the Litigation Environment: Litigation Analysis Databases (M. Eaton). CIVIL LITIGATION: SECURITIES LITIGATION. Securities Act Violations: Estimation of Damages (N. Crew, et al.). Derivatives in Securities Class Actions (S. Usher). Materiality and Magnitude: Event Studies in the Courtroom (D. Tabak and F. Dunbar). Shareholder Litigation Against Boards of Directors (S. Prowse and L. Ranallo). INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Damages Issues of Trademark, Trade Secret, False Advertising, and Copyright Cases (C. Elsten). Calculating Damages in Copyright Infringement Matters (T. Lloyd). Economic Analysis of Intellectual Property Rights (E. Evans, et al.). Patent Infringement Damages (P. Frank, et al.). Royalty Audits (E. Schmidt). ANTITRUST/BUSINESS COMBINATIONS. Antitrust (A. Hoffman and M. Palim). Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures: The Nature of Disputes and the Role of the Financial Expert (M. Haller, et al.). BANKRUPTCY. The Troubled Business and Bankruptcy (G. Newton). Bankruptcy Litigation (F. Conrad and D. DiNapoli). CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTES. Litigation Consulting: Construction Claims (D. Regan and C. Johns). The Financial Consultant's Role in Environmental Disputes (A. Lilienfeld, et al.). The Financial Consultant's Role in the Proof of Environmental Damages (T. Kabat, et al.). OTHER CIVIL LITIGATION. Accountant's Liability (H. Kelly and M. Young). Business Interruption Claims (J. Anastasi and E. Westerman). Claims and Disputes Involving U.S. Government Contracts (E. Harry and B. Evans). Estimating Damages Associated with Federally Insured Banks (J. Barth, et al.). International Trade Litigation (M. Emmert, et al.). Alter Ego (M. Wagner and B. Goldsmith). Employment Discrimination Litigation (A. Saad). FAMILY LAW, MARITAL DISSOLUTION CASES. Valuation and Division of Marital Property (D. Glenn). Child and Spousal Support Awards (J. Zante and S. Rose). Marital Dissolution: Professional Goodwill and Related Intangibles (V. Levi). Marital Dissolution: Tracing and Apportionment of Assets (D. Gursey and D. Glenn). Marital Dissolution: Tax Considerations (D. Gursey and R. Purzycki). CRIMINAL CASES. The Internal Corporate Investigation (J. Frank and M. Carey). Tax Fraud Cases (M. Taylor and H. Sheppard). Glossary. Index. Case Index.