Measuring Business Interruption Losses and Other Commercial Damages (Hardcover: 480 pages)

An updated explanation of the methodology for how lost profits should be measured

Now fully revised and updated, focused on commercial litigation and the many common types of cases, this is the only book in the field to explain the complicated process of measuring business interruption damages. Also explained in detail are the method for measuring damages in contract litigation, intellectual property lawsuits, antitrust, and securities cases. The book takes the reader through an easy-to-understand, step-by-step process for how such damages should be measured. The book features data exhibits, tables, and graphs, as well as numerous new cases setting forth the court's position on the various issues. In addition, a full chapter is devoted to the economics of punitive damages.

Dr. Patrick Gaughan (New York, NY) has published eight books, including the award winning Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings, Fourth Edition, (2007, 978-0-471-70564-2), from Wiley. He is President of Economatrix Research Associates, Inc. and a full Professor at the College of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson University.