Contingencies
The following articles are available on our web site, under the topic “Contingencies”:
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Application of Contingencies in the
Pre-trial Period
- Winter 1996 Expert Witness (1.4)
- In this article Scott Beesly offers some brief comments concerning whether or not survival probabilities and employment contingencies should be applied to pre-accident income in the pre-trial period.
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The Effect of Alcoholism on Earning
Capacity
- Summer 1998 Expert Witness (3.2)
- In this article Nicole MacPherson investigates the effect of alcoholism on earning capacity. She has found that alcoholism has both direct and indirect effects on earnings. Ms. MacPherson brings to our attention both the obvious and overlooked effects of alcoholism.
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Doctors Are Not Experts on Life
Expectancy
- Summer 1998 Expert Witness (3.2)
- In this article David Strauss and Robert Shavelle argue that physicians are usually not experts on life expectancy. They note, however, that doctors’ opinions regarding life expectancy have been relied on by the courts. They identify the different roles of physicians and actuaries in life expectancy determination.