| Full Citation | Daniel Williams, Joseph Williams, Emmanuel Battle, Dellena Battle, infants by their mother and natural guardian, Debra Battle, and Debra Battle, Individually v. The City of New York and the New York City Department of Health; Index No. 9454/96 |
| Court | Supreme Court of the State of New York |
| Facts of Case | Case involved four children who had sustained lead paint poisoning. All four were diagnosed with cognitive disorders and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Full scale IQs ranged up to 84. One child was also diagnosed with a receptive language disorder. At the time of the reports, the children ranged in age from 6 to 18. |
| VEI Analysis | Emmanuel - age 13; lost earnings calculated
at $614,224 Dellena - age 6; lost earnings calculated at $399,015 Daniel - age 18; lost earnings calculated at $426,525 Joseph - age 17; lost earnings calculated at $533,420 All losses were based on a reduction in earnings and worklife expectancy and calculated using a pure offset. (Reports - August 8, 2000) |
| Challenge | Motion (May 7, 2001) |
| Challenge Issues | Definition of work disability
Lifelong effect of work disability VALE software Expert qualifications Elcock v. Kmart Michels v. United States |
| VEI response | VEI Affidavit (May 2001) |
| Results | Challenge unsuccessful |
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