|
Full Citation |
Emily Celarek v. Rutland Dundee Township Fire Protection
District and Dennis Demes; Case No. L KA 99 0140 |
|
Court |
Circuit Court for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Kane
County, Illinois |
|
Facts of Case |
Female college student with head, hip, and left wrist
injuries resulting in constant pain and difficulties with prolonged
standing, playing sports, concentration, memory, initiation, multitasking,
organization, and depression |
|
VEI Analysis |
Loss of earnings in a range from $698,220 to $1,205,458
based on a reduction of earnings and worklife expectancy (Report – June 27,
2001) |
|
Challenge |
Motion
(December 2002)
Affidavit of Defendant's
Economic Expert (December 6, 2002) |
| Challenge Issues |
Being barred from testifying
Definition of disability
Validity of CPS data
Temporary disability
Permanent disability
Probability of future disability
Use of statistical average
Phillips
v. Industrial Machine
General acceptance
CPS use by other researchers
Assessment of Ms. Celarek
Affidavit of defendant's economic expert |
| VEI response |
VEI Affidavit (December 2002) |
| Results |
Motion denied - Testimony allowed (January 3, 2003) |
