Life Care Plan Valuation Expert Witnesses

Fresno, California

Economics, Financial - economist, forensic economist, economic damages, personal injury, wrongful death, wrongful termination, loss of earnings, discrimination, expert witness, loss of household services, life care plan valuation, loss of earning capacity, economic losses, tax neutralization, medical malpractice

Dr. Avalos is a Professor of Economics at California State University, Fresno, where he has served as a faculty member since 2003. Dr. Avalos’ research and publication record relevant to forensic economics includes the following: • Avalos, Antonio, R. Sean Alley, and Philip T. Ganderton, “Assessing Economic Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation: The State of New Mexico”, Journal of Forensic Economics, 28(1-2):211-226, 2019. • Avalos, Antonio, “General Guidelines for the Conversion of Damages Calculated in Foreign Currency: Tort Claims”, Journal of Forensic Economics 28(1):1-14, 2019. • Avalos, Antonio and Sean Alley, “Use and Limitations of Purchasing Power Parity for the Conversion of Damages Calculated in Foreign Currency: An Updated Look”, Journal of Legal Economics 21(2): 1-25, 2015. • Avalos, Antonio and Sean Alley, “Are Mexican Net Discount Rates Stationary? An Application for Lost Earnings Damages Involving Undocumented Workers”, Journal of Forensi...

Broussard, Louisiana

Economics, Business Damages - Economic Loss Analysis, Lost Profits, Labor Economics, Personal Injury, Life Care Plan Valuation, Future Medical Costs, Health Economics, Economic Damages, Commercial Damages, Household Services Valuation, Lost Earnings, Present Value Analysis, Jones Act, Fringe Benefits Valuation, Statistical Analysis, Medical Malpractice

Wesley Austin, Ph.D., is a forensic economist with more than 18 years of experience providing economic loss analyses, expert reports, and litigation consulting services in cases throughout the United States. He has been retained by attorneys, corporations, and government entities to evaluate economic damages and present expert opinions in complex litigation. He has been the lead economist in multi-million dollar personal/commercial settlements. Dr. Austin has prepared numerous economic loss analyses and has been retained in matters across multiple jurisdictions nationwide. He specializes in the quantification of economic losses arising from personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, copyright infringement, maritime claims, commercial disputes, and business interruption matters. His expertise includes lost earnings/lost capacity and fringe benefits, life care plan valuation, future medical cost projections, lost household services, lost profits, and other economic damages...