Litigation Services Handbook, Fourth Edition is referred to as the litigation bible. Its nearly 50 chapters read like a who’s who in law and accounting. The handbook includes all aspects of litigation services, including current environments, the process itself, a wealth of cases, how to prove damages, and practical considerations of court appearances. The new edition has a heavy focus on fraud investigations and complying with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
Daftar Isi
Preface.
About the Editors.
About the Contributors.
PART I: THE LITIGATION ENVRIONMENT.
Chapter 1. The Role of the Financial Expert in Litigation Services.
Chapter 2. Causation Issues in Expert Testimony.
Chapter 3. The Economics in Accounting for Litigation.
Chapter 4. Alternative Dispute Resolution.
PART II: DAMAGES TECHNQUES.
Chapter 5. Statistical Estimation of Incremental Cost from Accounting Data.
Chapter 6. Econometric Analysis.
Chapter 7. Estimating the Cost of Capital.
Chapter 8. Ex Ante versus Ex Post Damages Calculations.
Chapter 9 Prejudgment Interest.
Chapter 10. The Flaw of Averages in Law and Accounting.
Chapter 11. Valuing Losses in New Businesses.
Chapter 12. Business Interruption Insurance claims.
Chapter 13. Business Valuation.
Chapter 13. Appendix : Adjusted Present Value (APV) Method.
Chapter 14. Lost earnings of Persons.
Chapter 15. Punitive Damages.
Chapter 16. Tax Treatment of Damages Awards.
PART III: LITIGATION TOOLS.
Chapter 17. Data Management.
PART IV: CIVIL LITIGATION.
Chapter 18. Federal Securities Acts and Areas of Expert Analysis.
Chapter 19. Accountant Liability.
Chapter 20. Economic Analysis of Nonpatent Intellectual Property Rights and damages Measures.
Chapter 21. Intellectual Property Damages in the Entertainment Industry.
Chapter 22. Patent Infringement Damages.
Chapter 23. License Compliance: Performing Royalty Examinations.
Chapter 24. Antitrust.
Chapter 25. Disputes in Merger & Acquisition Transactions.
Chapter 26. Construction Claims.
Chapter 27. Quantifying Damages in real Estate Litigation.
Chapter 28. The Troubled Business and Bankruptcy.
Chapter 29. Alter Ego.
Chapter 30. Employment Litigation.
Chapter 31. Federal Contract Disputes.
PART V: FAMILY LAW.
Chapter 32. Valuation and Division of Marital Property.
Chapter 33. Child and Spousal Support Award.
Chapter 34. Marital Dissolution: Professional Goodwill and Related Intangibles.
Chapter 35. Marital Dissolution: Tracing and Apportionment of Assets.
Chapter 36. Marital Dissolution: tax Considerations.
PART VI: CRIMINAL CASES.
Chapter 37. Tax Fraud.
PART VII: INVESTIGATIONS.
Chapter 38. Financial Statement Investigation.
Chapter 39. International Investigations.
Glossary.
Index.