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Dr. Stan V. Smith is a nationally renowned Economist and Financial Consultant providing analysis in simple terms that any trier-of-fact can understand. As an expert consultant to plaintiff and defense attorneys representing clients in Federal State courts, he provides testimony and litigation support services in evaluating damages.

Dr. Smith provides Analysis, Testimony, and Litigation Support Services in Evaluating Damages for plaintiff and defense attorneys representing clients in federal and state courts nationwide. His concept of Hedonic Damages is acknowledged by judges, attorneys, and legal journalists as one of the most innovative tort concepts in the last 30 years. He has been interviewed and published in dozens of respected professional journals. Dr. Smith has assisted in the successful resolution of thousands of lawsuits on behalf of clients that include many dozens of the nation's largest law firms, the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as thousands of other prominent plaintiff and defense law firms in almost every state.

Areas of Expertise:

Antitrust Damages
Patent Valuation
Lost Wages
Mergers & Acquisitions
Business Valuations & Losses
Hedonic Damages
Pension Fund Evaluation and Withdrawal Liability
Society and Relationship Damage Analysis
Identity Theft and FCRA Credit Damages

Security Losses
Commercial Damages
Employment Discrimination
Life Care Plan and other Medical Cost Evaluations
Structured Settlement Analysis
Personal Consumption and Fringe Benefits
Product Liability
Injury Losses
Lost Earnings Capacity

• View Mr. Smith's Curriculum Vitae

5/6/2011 · Economics

Why Juries Can Be Trusted

By: Dr. Stan V. Smith

Setting aside the one case in 100,000 that makes headlines, are juries generally capricious and liberal? Are verdicts frequently unreasonable?

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3/17/2011 · Economics

Pseudo - Economists - The New Junk Scientists

By: Stan V. Smith

The increased use of economic experts in commercial damage cases, as well as in personal injury and wrongful death cases, has resulted in the emergence of a group of experts who offer economic services but are unqualified and ill-trained in economics.

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2/16/2011 · Economics

Measuring The Loss Of Enjoyment Of Life In Personal Injury Cases In Washington - Hedonic Damages

By: Stan V. Smith

In most courts, the value of a human being is not recognized. According to the laws of many states, your life isn't worth a "plugged nickel" if you no longer work.

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Economic/Hedonic Damages: The Practice Book for Plaintiff and Defense Attorneys

Stan V. Smith et. al.

The book serves as a technical manual for both trial attorneys and forensic economists. Its primary goal is to bridge the gap between abstract legal concepts of "loss" and the concrete dollar figures presented to a jury.

Related areas of expertise

Appraisal and Valuation Business Appraisal and Valuation Credit Damage (Consumer / Business) Economic Analysis Economics Litigation Employment / Lost Earnings Mergers and Acquisitions Statistics - Statistical Analysis Wrongful Death Damages

Business (General) Business Damages Analysis Damages Economics Economics: Hedonics - Quality of Life Finance / Financing Speakers - Seminars Structured Settlements