November 1st 1998
Volume 1: Issue 1

We call our web site the essential economic resource for lawyers. Maybe you arch your eyebrows at such a lofty claim. Yet with our state of the art interactive technology, our vast array of up-to-date economic information available at your fingertips, and our ability to draw upon the resources of hundreds of the nation's top litigators and economic experts, we expect to live up to that claim. Here are four reasons why we hope you become a regular user of our site.

First, you will be a better lawyer.

Our easy to use yet sophisticated damage calculation models will help you to quickly analyze and appraise your case. Suppose you have been retained to pursue a wrongful death claim. Simply answer the questions of FAI's "electronic interview" sheet, including such information as the decedents date of birth, gender, earning history and family status. Then press a button, and our sophisticated interactive program


Watch Your Tongue: Harassment Law vs. the First Amendment
Chances are, you have an opinion about Paula Jones’ sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton. But talk about the case in the wrong place, says one legal expert, and somebody could get sued.

Profile: Richard Alexander:
What you give is what you get, especially on the net

Class-action guru Richard Alexander of San Jose, Calif., believes in a strong Internet presence. "The net provides the single most powerful force for the preservation of the civil justice system," Alexander said, in an interview with the Frankenfeld Report.

Profile: Susan Long:
Top 10 things plaintiffs forget in personal injury cases

Susan Long is a private-practice economist based in Tampa, Fla. Most of her practice is in economic valuations for litigants in personal injury, business damage and wrongful death cases. Here's her top ten list of losses plaintiffs often overlook:


Tips from Paul Jacobsen on using the Net to improve your practice.

: The case of the fallen worker............
A worker falls eight stories to the ground when a platform supporting him fails. He sustains injuries that hospitalize him for six months and leave him partially paralyzed and in constant pain.

Recent Developments in Forensic Economics pertinent to lawyers.

Links to other forensic economics resources.

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