Cost of Household Services: Survey 2024

by Laura Weir, MA and Jody Prevost The cost of hiring assistance with household services such as housecleaning, repairs, and yard care, may form a significant component of the damages for a personal injury or fatal accident claim. To assist in estimating a reasonable cost for these services, Economica has conducted periodic surveys of service […]

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Spring 2017 issue of the Expert Witness newsletter (volume 21, issue 1)

Contents: This issue contains one article written by the staff at Economica. Selecting the Discount Rate (2017) Recently, Economica undertook a detailed re-evaluation of our recommendations concerning the discount rate. We argue that plaintiffs have available two alternative methods of investing their awards for future losses: the annuity approach, in which plaintiffs use their awards […]

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