KW Economics prepares economic damages analyses for wrongful termination cases venued in Puerto Rico: the components the loss claim consists of, the records that drive them, and a present value built to Puerto Rico'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.
Puerto Rico's rules of evidence follow the federal model for expert testimony: the court asks whether the economist is qualified, whether the opinion rests on sufficient facts and reliable principles and methods, and whether those methods were reliably applied to the case. A damages report meets that inquiry by naming its sources and tying each assumption to the record, in the language the court requires.
Highest court: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico). Federal venues: D.P.R.
Puerto Rico's civil-law system reduces recovery in proportion to the plaintiff's share of fault in a negligence-based claim. Interest can be imposed on the award when a party is found to have litigated with obstinacy, and interest on a sum owed under a contract follows the civil code's rules on delay, which counsel confirm for the specific claim. Private-party damages are not subject to a general statutory limit, so the report states each loss as of a fixed date and separates past from future amounts.
The same four steps apply to a wrongful termination case venued in Puerto Rico; the damages framework above decides which components enter the total.
Wrongful Termination cases venued in Puerto Rico are heard in the Court of First Instance (Tribunal de Primera Instancia) (General jurisdiction trial court of the Commonwealth, organized into Superior and Municipal divisions; hears civil and criminal matters). Final appeals run to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico). Matters within federal jurisdiction proceed in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico's civil-law system reduces recovery in proportion to the plaintiff's share of fault in a negligence-based claim. Interest can be imposed on the award when a party is found to have litigated with obstinacy, and interest on a sum owed under a contract follows the civil code's rules on delay, which counsel confirm for the specific claim. Private-party damages are not subject to a general statutory limit, so the report states each loss as of a fixed date and separates past from future amounts. Puerto Rico's rules of evidence follow the federal model for expert testimony: the court asks whether the economist is qualified, whether the opinion rests on sufficient facts and reliable principles and methods, and whether those methods were reliably applied to the case. A damages report meets that inquiry by naming its sources and tying each assumption to the record, in the language the court requires.
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