| Full Citation | Judy Farina and John Farina v. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company; Case No. 1329 CV 2002 |
| Court | Court of Common Pleas; Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
| Facts of Case | Female with post-secondary training with leg injury resulting in pain, swelling, and difficulties with prolonged walking, mobility, squatting, and various household chores |
| VEI Analysis | Loss of earnings of $509,864 based on a reduction of earnings and worklife expectancy (Report – November 7, 2002) |
| Challenge |
Motion (February 2004) |
| Challenge Issues |
Medical support Fringe benefits Probability of future disability Methodology Relevance to Ms. Farina |
| VEI response |
VEI Affidavit (February 2004) |
| Results | Motion successful - Memorandum Order (June 2004); the court felt that there was an inadequate medical foundation laid for Ms. Farina's disability, that the vocational expert was not qualified to opine on how her condition effects on her ability to work, and that the "faulty assumptions" resulted in faulty methodology |
