KW Economics provides wrongful death analysis for cases venued in Houston, Texas. For a death case arising in Houston, the decedent's earnings are measured against Houston-area wage data and the decedent's own records, household services are priced at Houston-area replacement rates, and each component is presented on its own so it can be included or removed under the governing measure of damages. Civil claims arising in Houston are typically heard in the District Court sitting in Harris County. Deposition and trial testimony are available for Houston matters, in person or by remote appearance where the forum allows.
Employers such as Memorial Hermann Health System, HCA Houston Healthcare, and Houston Independent School District shape the Houston labor market, and where an analysis turns on local economic conditions it measures them against Houston-area data and the records of the person or business at issue rather than against a citywide average. Plaintiff and defense.
The economic loss to survivors when a wage earner or homemaker dies: the decedent's lost earnings and fringe benefits net of personal consumption, the household services the decedent would have provided, and the financial support that would have flowed to dependents. Which elements are recoverable, and whether the loss is measured to the estate or to the survivors, vary by state, so the analysis is structured to the framework counsel identifies and every assumption is stated so it can be examined.
KW Economics serves counsel throughout Houston and the surrounding Harris County area. Our economists measure the decedent's earnings, fringe benefits, and household services against wage data for the Houston area and the decedent's own records, and are familiar with the court system and disclosure requirements that affect wrongful death engagements in Texas.
Wrongful death analysis for Houston 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 Houston cases.
We also provide wrongful death analysis in these Texas communities.
Yes. KW Economics provides wrongful death analysis for attorneys handling matters venued in Houston, Texas, for plaintiff and defense counsel across the case mix common to Houston matters.
Earnings and household services are measured against the plaintiff's own records and against wage data for the Houston area, with data for Texas as a whole used only where a local figure is unavailable and only with the substitution stated. The source behind every figure is documented so the loss can be traced and defended.
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 Wrongful Death in Houston or call (201) 343-0700. Plaintiff and defense counsel.