Wrongful Termination Economic Damages Expert in Georgia

By Christopher Skerritt, M.Ed., MBA, Chief of Economic Services · Published · Reviewed

KW Economics prepares economic damages analyses for wrongful termination cases venued in Georgia: the components the loss claim consists of, the records that drive them, and a present value built to Georgia's damages rules and venues. Plaintiff and defense.

A wrongful termination economic claim measures what the employee lost when the employment ended, as back pay, front pay, and lost benefits, and how much of that loss has been or should be replaced by other work. Read the full wrongful termination analysis guide.

Georgia courts and expert standards

Georgia trial courts act as gatekeepers in civil cases and ask whether the economist is qualified by training and experience, whether the method has been tested and accepted in the profession, and whether it was applied reliably to the facts. An economic damages report meets that inquiry by stating its assumptions and naming the data series behind each one.

Where these cases are heard

Highest court: Supreme Court of Georgia. Federal venues: N.D. Ga., M.D. Ga., S.D. Ga. Court system: gasupreme.us.

Damages framework

Georgia reduces a negligence-based award by the plaintiff's share of fault and bars recovery once that share reaches half. Interest on a liquidated sum runs from the date it became due, and prejudgment interest on unliquidated tort damages is tied to a written demand procedure. Economic damages are not subject to a general statutory limit, so the report states each loss as of a fixed date and separates the sums that were due from the amounts that had to be projected.

How the analysis is built

The same four steps apply to a wrongful termination case venued in Georgia; the damages framework above decides which components enter the total.

  1. Build the but-for compensation path from the pay history and the employer's pay and promotion practices, including the benefit accruals that would have continued.
  2. Compare it with the replacement earnings actually received, or with a reasonable job-search duration and replacement wage level drawn from local occupational data.
  3. Calculate pension and deferred compensation losses from the plan terms and equity losses from the award schedule.
  4. Discount the future components to present value at a stated rate and present back pay, front pay, and benefits separately.

Attorney guides for wrongful termination cases

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Frequently asked: wrongful termination cases in Georgia

Which Georgia courts hear wrongful termination cases?

Wrongful Termination cases venued in Georgia are heard in the Superior Court (General jurisdiction; civil cases, felonies, domestic relations, equity) and the State Court (Civil actions regardless of amount except those reserved to the superior court, misdemeanors). Final appeals run to the Supreme Court of Georgia. Matters within federal jurisdiction proceed in the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Georgia, Middle District of Georgia, and Southern District of Georgia.

How does Georgia's damages framework shape the economic analysis?

Georgia reduces a negligence-based award by the plaintiff's share of fault and bars recovery once that share reaches half. Interest on a liquidated sum runs from the date it became due, and prejudgment interest on unliquidated tort damages is tied to a written demand procedure. Economic damages are not subject to a general statutory limit, so the report states each loss as of a fixed date and separates the sums that were due from the amounts that had to be projected. Georgia trial courts act as gatekeepers in civil cases and ask whether the economist is qualified by training and experience, whether the method has been tested and accepted in the profession, and whether it was applied reliably to the facts. An economic damages report meets that inquiry by stating its assumptions and naming the data series behind each one.

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References

Request a consultation on wrongful termination cases in Georgia or call (201) 343-0700. Plaintiff and defense counsel.