TY - BOOK AU - Gilbert,Scott D. TI - Business liability and economic damages T2 - Economics collection, SN - 9781606497036 AV - HD61 .G553 2016 U1 - 658.155 23 PY - 2016/// CY - New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) PB - Business Expert Press KW - Financial risk management KW - Damages KW - business dispute KW - business liability KW - economic damages KW - economic model KW - insurance claim KW - lawsuit KW - personal injury KW - present value KW - risk KW - wrongful death KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-134) and index; 1. Business liability -- 2. Economic loss -- 3. Compensation for loss -- 4. Evidence of loss -- 5. Loss to workers and families -- Afterword -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index; Access restricted to authorized users and institutions N2 - Businesses exist to provide goods and services to customers, and in doing so they take risks. Among these risks is the chance of losing money in lawsuits filed by customers, employees, and others negatively impacted by the business. Insurance provides some protection against these liabilities, but lawsuits still take their toll. This book covers the subject of economic damages and its role in insurance claims and lawsuits against businesses. After reading and understanding this book, the reader will be able to identify economic damages as a component of business liability, describe the business risk posed by economic damages, explain the key determinants of economic damages, and estimate economic damages and business loss in a variety of cases UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/aitie/detail.action?docID=4307176 ER -