Mr. Erick C. West has 22 years of experience in the field of Economics. He earned both his BA and MA in Economics from Washington State University. Formerly, this expert served as a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch, as a Trainer at Estate of S.R.D., and as a Senior Economist at Harper Incorporated. Currently, this expert serves as the President of West Economics, Inc. where he specializes in business valuation and appraisal services, forensic economics, and ...
This toy industry marketing and licensing expert has over two decades of experience in the field. He formerly served in Sales and Distribution Roles for Good Humor Ice Cream, as the Director of the Food Division at Unilever and as the Chief Operating Officer at Golden Books Family Entertainment. Currently, this expert serves as the Chairman of a New Jersey based food and beverage product company and the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of a New Jersey marketing and ...
This expert has been in the commercial real estate valuation industry for over 45 years. He obtained his BS in business administration from Ball State University. This expert is a certified general appraiser in seven states, and he also holds a real estate broker license in the state of Indiana. Additionally, he is a member of numerous organizations, including the American Society of Appraising and the Indiana Association of Realtors. He has been a real estate property ...
This expert has over 14 years of experience as a professional appraiser. He earned his BA at Iowa State University and is a Certified Real Estate Appraiser in Iowa and Missouri. He is active in his field as a member of the Realtors Land Institute as well as the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. He currently serves as an appraiser at an agricultural appraisal firm in Iowa....
Mr. Robert A. Taylor has 39 years of experience in Accounting. He earned his BS in Accounting from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and his MBA in Finance from San Diego State University. Today this expert is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California. Formerly, this expert served at Brodshatzer, Wallace, Spoon & Yip as a Manager of Accounting and then Partner. He also served as a Principal at Brinig & Company, Inc. and Brinig ...
Dr. Barbara C. Luna has () years of experience in Accounting and Litigation. She earned her BA in Physics from Wellesley College, her MS, and Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University. Today, this expert is a Certified Public Accountant by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a Certified Fraud Examiner by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a Certified Valuation Analyst by the National Association of Certified Valuators and ...
Mr. James T. Schmid has over 23 years of experience in the fields of Accounting, Business Valuation, and Fraud. He earned his BS in Engineering from Oakland University and his MBA in Accounting and Finance from Ross School of Business. Today, this expert is Accredited in Business Valuation and Certified in Financial Forensics by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a Certified Public Accountant in Illinois and Michigan. Formerly, this expert held ...
Dr. Patricia L. Pacey has 49 years of experience in the field of Economics. She earned both her BA in Mathematics and her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Florida. Formerly, this expert served as an Assistant for Planning and Budget at J. Hillis Miller Health Center, as an Economics Professor for The University of Colorado System and, as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She also served as the Vice-Chair at the Colorado ...
Mr. James Anthony Stavros has 38 years of experience in Economics. He earned his BS in Business Administration from Widener University and his MBA from Rider University. Today, this expert is Certified in Financial Forensics by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania. Formerly, this expert served as the Principal at Lindquist Avey MacDonald Baskerville Inc, as the Principal at Kroll ...
Ms. Juli M. Saitz has 25 years of experience in Forensic Analysis and Forensic Accounting. She earned her BS in Accounting from New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Today, this expert is certified as an Accredited Business Valuation. Formerly, this expert served as the Senior Managing Director at Ankura Consulting Group, as the Managing Director and as the Director at FTI Consulting. Currently, this expert is a partner at HKA Global Inc....
Holly Sharp has 40 years of experience in the field of Accounting and Forensic Services. She earned her BS in Business Management from Tulane University and her MS in Tax Accounting from the University of New Orleans. Today, this expert is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner, and also Certified in Financial Forensics. Currently, this expert is a Shareholder and the Director of Consulting at LaPorte CPAs and Business Advisors/ She is also an Adjunct ...
Mr. Karl Erik Volk has over 35 years of experience in the fields of Forensic Accounting and Economics. He earned his BS in Business Administration, Accounting, and Finance from the University of California Berkeley, and his MA in Economics from the University of San Francisco. Formerly, this expert served as a Financial Economist at the Udinsky Group, Inc. and as a Senior Managing Economist at Cohen Volk Economic Consulting Group. Currently, this expert is the Executive ...
Celebrity ex pro-wrestler Terry Bollea, better known as “Hulk Hogan,” was awarded $140 million from Gawker Media. This was in a lawsuit for “shameful and outrageous invasion of privacy”. This is after the online media company posted a sex tape…
Case: Teresa Hipple v. SCIX, et al., No. 12–1256, U.S. District Court Eastern District Pennsylvania; Aug. 13, 2014 Background: Defendant Clement Hipple founded SCIX in 1999 to market and sell Steel Seal, an automotive-repair product used to seal blown head…
Co-authored by Peter Radetich Hedge funds are, “aggressively managed portfolio[s] of investments that [use] advanced investment strategies…with the goal of generating high returns.”[1] The funds, which are not subject to the same regulatory constraints of other financial items, still have…
Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: CamSoft Data Sys. v. Southern Elecs. Supply, Inc. Citation: 2019 La. App. Unpub. LEXIS 199 Facts This issue involves an appeal from Dell, Inc., and Dell Marketing, L.P.…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Jurisdiction: Northern District of Ohio, Eastern District Case Name: Pipeline v. 10.55 Acres Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157188 Facts The plaintiff, Rover Pipeline, LLC, brought this action in…
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas Jurisdiction: Fourteenth District, Houston Case Name: Cargotec Corp. v. Logan Indus Citation: 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 10621 Facts In this case, the appellant, Cargotec Corporation, breached the confidentiality provision of a letter of intent…
This case involves a commercial property that suffered a significant decrease in property value due to the negligence of the building’s property manager. The property manager had been told about an electrical issue that was causing short circuit malfunctions building-wide. The…
This case involves a construction company that had several ongoing residential projects with a county. These projects were interrupted when the county wrongfully disbarred the construction company prohibiting them from bidding, contracting, subcontracting, or performing work on any residential project for…
This is a class action lawsuit involving the termination of a franchise. It was alleged that the parent company terminated the franchise in violation of the California Franchise Act, which states a franchisor must have good cause to terminate a…
This case involves a business dispute between a celebrity clothing designer and a department store she previously entered into a partnership agreement with. The designer entered into a business partnership with the department store to launch a new line of teen-casual…
This case involves a policy dispute over a hospitality company that was in the process of developing a five-star resort property on a volcanic island. The resort was at the bottom of the volcano which had been dormant for many…
This case involves a seller that collected customer payments for the buyer under a transition services agreement. Although it was undisputed that the seller withheld some of that cash, the parties disputed the amount withheld. The sale agreement identified quantities of…