Vocational Expert - Related Information

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It is because of Rule 702 as well as related case law (for example Supreme Court of the United States, JONES & LAUGHLIN STEEL CORP. v. PFEIFER, 462 U.S. 523, CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT, Argued February 28, 1983 - Decided June 15, 1983), individuals with a bachelor's degree and/or a graduate degree can also qualify to perform forensic economic damage evalautions. One of the most common type of non-economist who testifies in the small-niche field of forensic economics is the Vocational Expert (a rehabilitation counselor or psychologist), a person who is also versed in wages and benefits, earnings growth trends, and an injured person's ability to perform household services.!!

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