Accounting Services
DAMAGES
E&T has assisted clients and counsel in
the review and preparation of damage claims as well as in
defending against such claims in a broad variety of industries.
Those engagements have included claims for lost profits, lost
business value, increased costs and intellectual property
damages. The Group's senior personnel have had extensive and
very successful deposition and trial testimony experience
on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. Areas of analysis
related to damage claims frequently include, but are not limited
to:
- Review and analysis of historical and projected unit
sales, selling prices, and profitability
- Analysis of historical and projected market share
- Quantification of the market size and opportunity
- Evaluation of competitive and substitute product offerings
- Evaluation of price elasticity and product price escalation
or de-escalation
- Determination of lost revenue
- Analysis of fixed, variable, semi-variable, and incremental
costs
- Calculation of financing, cost of capital and opportunity
costs
- Determination of discount and interest rates
- Determination of the relevant damages period
- Determination of minority discounts, control premiums
and marketability discounts
- Evaluation of industry economics and structural changes
- Analyses for defendants of the supporting foundation,
relevance and reasonableness of plaintiff's damage claims
- Determination of patent, trademark, trade secret and
copyright infringement damages including lost profits and
reasonable royalty rates
Please contact
us for additional information regarding these services and the cases we have handled.
