Forensic Economist Assesses Damages Sustained By International Tourists

ByJohn Lomicky

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Updated onJanuary 11, 2022

This case involves a fatality and severe injuries resulting from a tour bus crash. A group of approximately 50 Japanese tourists was participating in a Florida bus tour group. They were traveling from Daytona Beach to Orlando. While en route, the bus driver had a heart attack and crashed the bus into a ditch between the two sides of the highway. The bus flipped on its side from the impact. More than half of the tourists were seriously injured and 2 died from their injuries. The two tourists that died were a husband and his son. The plaintiff, his surviving wife, sought a forensic economist to write a loss of household services report according to Japanese income.

Question(s) For Expert Witness

1. Please briefly describe your experience preparing loss reports from a forensic economics perspective.

2. Are you familiar at all with the statistics that would guide this report for a Chinese family based in China? How would you go about performing this task?

Expert Witness Response E-007564

inline imageI have completed more than 3,000 damages reports in the past 30 years. Approximately half of those reports included a loss of services. I would use the accepted methodology for calculating damages in the United States. The loss of services can be determined by questioning survivors. I would also research on wages in Japan for the services provided, life expectancy in Japan, and wage growth in Japan. I have done similar calculations for plaintiffs in an international tour bus accident. I have also testified and prepared reports for personal injury damages in Saipan, Mexico, and South Africa. I have published research papers in professional journals and a chapter in a book last year, on calculating employment damages.

About the author

John Lomicky

John Lomicky

John Lomicky is a J.D. candidate at FSU Law with a multidisciplinary background. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Neurobiology and Near Eastern Studies from Georgetown University and has graduate degrees in International Business and Eurasian Studies. John's professional experience includes working in private equity as an Associate at Kingfish Group and in legal business development and research roles at the Expert Institute. His expertise spans managing sales teams, company expansion, and providing consultative services to legal practices in various fields.

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