| Full Citation | Cheryl Knee and James Knee v. Jonathan Edward Roe, individually and as an employee of G.B. Supply, Inc., a Nevada Corporation and G.B. Supply, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, and Does I through V and Roe Corporations I through V, inclusive; Case No. A364911, Dept. No. I |
| Court | District Court for Clark County, Nevada |
| Facts of Case | Female, high school graduate sustained back, head, and left shoulder injuries; has problems with constant pain, walking, lifting, speaking, and short-term memory |
| VEI Analysis | Loss of earnings of $150,752 based on a reduction of worklife expectancy and considering a pre-existing impairment (Report – April 26, 2000) |
| Challenge | The challenge pertained to the validity of the data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, Daubert/Kumho issues pertaining to these data and to worklife expectancy using the data, and to a case in which use of The New Worklife Expectancy Tables was not allowed. |
| Challenge Issues | Validity of CPS data Current Population Survey use by other economists CPS self-reporting Daubert standards Phillips v. Industrial Machine |
| VEI response | Affidavit (September 2001) |
| Results | Challenge unsuccessful; Order (August 29, 2001) |
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