Assessing Economic Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation: The State of Rhode Island

David Schap, Steven Shapiro and Caitlin Street
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Caitlin Street: Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross

No 1621, Working Papers from College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics

Abstract: This article presents the legal framework for the assessment of economic damages in the state of Rhode Island. Special attention is given to the statutes and case law that govern the estimation of damages in personal injury and wrongful death actions, including medical malpractice. An overview of the role of the damages expert is included.

JEL-codes: K13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12 pages
Date: 2016-12
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Published in Journal of Forensic Economics, Volume 26, Number 2, December 2016, Pages 211-221

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