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| 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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Thursday August 07, 2003 10:52 AM |
