KW Economics provides rebuttal analysis for cases venued in Washington, the District of Columbia. For a report offered in a case venued in Washington, each input is checked against the records that drive the claim and against the published data for the Washington area, and the review states where the two analyses part ways and by how much. Civil claims arising in Washington are typically heard in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Deposition and trial testimony are available for Washington matters, in person or by remote appearance where the forum allows.
Washington sits in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area, and where an analysis calls for local economic data, the figures for that area, rather than a statewide average, are the ones used. Plaintiff and defense.
Critique of an opposing economic damages, valuation, or forensic accounting report for plaintiff or defense counsel. The review tests the assumptions, data sources, discount rates, worklife and life expectancy inputs, growth rates, mitigation treatment, and arithmetic behind the opposing number, identifies the errors that matter, and quantifies how the conclusion changes when they are corrected. The result supports cross-examination, a rebuttal report, or a motion directed at the reliability of the opinion.
KW Economics serves counsel throughout Washington and the surrounding District of Columbia area. Our economists test the opposing report's inputs against the record and the published data for the Washington area, and quantify how its conclusion changes when each error is corrected, and are familiar with the court system and disclosure requirements that affect rebuttal engagements in the District of Columbia.
Rebuttal analysis for Washington matters is directed by Christopher Skerritt, M.Ed., MBA, Chief of Economic Services, who is available to testify to it.
KW Economics offers complementary economic damages services for Washington cases.
Yes. KW Economics provides rebuttal analysis for attorneys handling matters venued in Washington, the District of Columbia, for plaintiff and defense counsel across the case mix common to Washington matters.
The assumptions, data sources, discount rate, worklife and life expectancy inputs, growth rates, mitigation treatment, and arithmetic behind the opposing number, each checked against the record and the published data. The critique identifies the errors that matter and quantifies how the conclusion changes when they are corrected.
KW Economics provides full economic damages reports, preliminary damages estimates for settlement evaluation, reviews and rebuttals of opposing economic reports, and deposition and trial testimony, sized to both trial-track and settlement matters. The appropriate deliverable depends on case posture.
Request a consultation on Rebuttal in Washington or call (201) 343-0700. Plaintiff and defense counsel.