The issue of whether a healthcare service's charges are reasonable arises when a healthcare provider and payor have not agreed on a negotiated payment rate for a service. Reasonableness of healthcare charges are at issue in some personal injury cases as well as commercial litigation and can effect the economic damages in the case. [...]
This white paper, authored by Dr. Brian Piper, details volatility in price, rigs, production jobs and median earnings in the oil and gas field between 2000 and 2022, and the methods that should be used to calculate base wages and wage growth. The paper is applicable to injured parties working in drilling, extraction and [...]
One of many issues that can arise in calculating economic damages in personal injury litigation is the important distinction between projecting a person’s future earnings and a person’s future earning capacity. Earnings are defined as remuneration of a worker for services performed during a specific period of time. When projecting future earnings the economist is [...]
In December 2017, RPC filed a Post-Submission Brief on “Reasonable Charge” Law in the Texas Supreme Court in the case In re North Cypress Medical Center Operating Co., LTD. Relator, v. Crystal Ann Roberts, Real Party in Interest. The case concerns the amount Ms. Roberts owes North Cypress as an out of network provider for [...]
In personal injury, wrongful death, and employment litigation, lost earnings and lost earning capacity are often an element of damages. The vocational or economic expert must develop the work history and earning history of the injured party. RPC developed a white paper which discusses development of earning history in a personal injury case. The discussion is useful [...]