Research and Publications
Conferences
June 18, 2010 Toronto, The Canadian Institute’s 9th Annual Advanced Forum on Insurance Coverage Disputes
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Tax Gross-ups on Subrogated Claims"
Demonstration of the Income Damages CalculatorTM using case examples from actual multi-plaintiff litigation
Data presented on HALS/PALS wage gaps
April 8, 2010 Toronto, The Canadian Institute’s 9th National Summit on Institutional Liability for Sexual Assault and Abuse
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Overcoming Evidentiary Thresholds to Establish Economic Loss"
Demonstration of the Income Damages CalculatorTM using case examples from actual multi-plaintiff litigation
March 30, 2010 Halifax, Canadian Defense Lawyers' Boot Camp II Halifax: Trade Secrets
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Nothing but Net!"
Demonstration of the Income Damages CalculatorTM
Review of tax regulations and assumptions
January 28-29, 2010 Calgary, Canadian Bar Association's 2010 Alberta Law Conference
Program Sponsored by Brown Economic
Booth Exhibitor
October 10, 2008 Halifax, NS Stewart McKelvey's Annual Insurance Seminar 2008
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Losses for the self-employed; calculating income losses using HALS/PALS data; valuing unpaid labour (housework); demonstrating Brown Economic's Income Damages Calculator™"
April 1, 2008 Toronto, ON Canadian Institute's 8th National Summit on Institutional Liability for Assault & Abuse
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Identifying, proving and quantifying damages: how to improve your strategies and methodologies". Topics concentrated on quantifying economic losses in sexual assault cases using data from Statistics Canada's General Social Surveys from 1993, 1999 and 2004; and using PALS 2001 data by type of disability. Also included an online demonstration of Brown Economic's Income Damages Calculator™.
February 15, 2008 Vancouver, BC Trial Lawyers Association of BC's Insights and strategies for successfully pursuing damages seminar
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
- "Past and Future Income Calculation on Demand Online"
- "Loss of Insurability"
January 28-29, 2008 Calgary, AB Canadian Institute's Motor Vehicle Accident Litigation
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Determining how much the case is worth: tips on calculating damages". Topics concentrated on quantifying economic losses using PALS 2001 data; advances in fatality cases; and projecting rising health care costs in life care assessments using productivity increases. Also included an online demonstration of Brown Economic's Income Damages Calculator™ and the Housekeeping Damages Calculator™.
June 30, 2007 - July 1, 2007 Seattle, WA WEAI conference, NAFE sessions
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Assessing disability losses: using Canada's HALS & PALS databases to estimate wage deficits"
Ms. Brown was also a panel participant on American & Canadian time use data for household services
March 21, 2007 Edmonton, AB ACTLA's "Expert Witness" seminar
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Trends in expert witness evidence; when do you need an expert?; different types of experts; PALS 2001 data"
June 20 and 21, 2006 Toronto, ON INFONEX
PERSONAL INJURY INSURANCE CLAIMS
Key Updates on Case Law, Damages Awards and Coverage Disputes
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Economic Damages Trends in Soft Tissue and Chronic Pain Cases"
February 23 and 24, 2006 Toronto, ON CANADIAN INSTITUTE
Litigating Personal Injury Damages: Winning strategies to build your case
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Reducing discrepancy in expert opinion to gain strategic advantage in your case" (panel with Andrew Evangelista)"
February 23, 2006 Toronto, ON
Carol Bierbrier & Associates
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Economists & Occupational Therapists: improving expert witness reports"
October 14, 2005 Red Deer, AB
Alberta Association of Occupational Therapists
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Overlap between economists & occupational therapists in fatality claims; key assumptions in assessing housekeeping needs; differences between housekeeping 'capacity' claims by economists vis-a-vis replacement costs by occupational therapists"
Sep. 22 & 23, 2005
CANADIAN INSTITUTE
Auto Insurance Claims Litigation Managing the Cap: Intensive Summit on the
New Regime Calgary, AB
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Assessing the Damages: How much is the case worth? The Financial View." Presentation will deal with
the impact of Bill 53 on economic loss calculations; new research from the PALS (2001) data; and a
demonstration of the on-line Income Damages internet calculator. ".
June 17, 2005
PEI
Law Society / Continuing Legal Education Annual General Meeting
Charlottetown, PEI
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Income Damages Calculator, 'Hot topics' in civil litigation, Recent trends in fatality cases (PCRs)".
Arpil 15 & 16, 2005 Toronto, ON
CBA - National Civil Litigation CLE Conference -
"Hot Topics in Litigation"
Topics Presented by Brown Economic
"Loss of insurability and damages in sexual assault claims"
January 28, 2005 Halifax, NS
CBA (NS) - Annual Professional Development Conference
Program Sponsored by Brown Economic
Lunch Program Sponsor
September 30 & Oct 1, 2004 Calgary, AB
CANADIAN INSTITUTE - Auto Insurance Claims Litigation
Topics Presented by Brown Economic
"Fire proofing economic assumptions, cross-examining your quantum expert,
and new developments under Alberta's Bill 53 and in fatality claims"
September 14 & 21, 2004 Edmonton & Calgary, AB
LESA Personal Injury: Insurance Reform (Bill 53)
Topics Presented by Brown Economic
"Bill 53 & the Realities of Net not Gross Income"
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Tax Gross-ups on Subrogated Claims"
Demonstration of the Income Damages CalculatorTM using case examples from actual multi-plaintiff litigation
Data presented on HALS/PALS wage gaps
April 8, 2010 Toronto, The Canadian Institute’s 9th National Summit on Institutional Liability for Sexual Assault and Abuse
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Overcoming Evidentiary Thresholds to Establish Economic Loss"
Demonstration of the Income Damages CalculatorTM using case examples from actual multi-plaintiff litigation
March 30, 2010 Halifax, Canadian Defense Lawyers' Boot Camp II Halifax: Trade Secrets
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Nothing but Net!"
Demonstration of the Income Damages CalculatorTM
Review of tax regulations and assumptions
January 28-29, 2010 Calgary, Canadian Bar Association's 2010 Alberta Law Conference
Program Sponsored by Brown Economic
Booth Exhibitor
October 10, 2008 Halifax, NS Stewart McKelvey's Annual Insurance Seminar 2008
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Losses for the self-employed; calculating income losses using HALS/PALS data; valuing unpaid labour (housework); demonstrating Brown Economic's Income Damages Calculator™"
April 1, 2008 Toronto, ON Canadian Institute's 8th National Summit on Institutional Liability for Assault & Abuse
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Identifying, proving and quantifying damages: how to improve your strategies and methodologies". Topics concentrated on quantifying economic losses in sexual assault cases using data from Statistics Canada's General Social Surveys from 1993, 1999 and 2004; and using PALS 2001 data by type of disability. Also included an online demonstration of Brown Economic's Income Damages Calculator™.
February 15, 2008 Vancouver, BC Trial Lawyers Association of BC's Insights and strategies for successfully pursuing damages seminar
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
- "Past and Future Income Calculation on Demand Online"
- "Loss of Insurability"
January 28-29, 2008 Calgary, AB Canadian Institute's Motor Vehicle Accident Litigation
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Determining how much the case is worth: tips on calculating damages". Topics concentrated on quantifying economic losses using PALS 2001 data; advances in fatality cases; and projecting rising health care costs in life care assessments using productivity increases. Also included an online demonstration of Brown Economic's Income Damages Calculator™ and the Housekeeping Damages Calculator™.
June 30, 2007 - July 1, 2007 Seattle, WA WEAI conference, NAFE sessions
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Assessing disability losses: using Canada's HALS & PALS databases to estimate wage deficits"
Ms. Brown was also a panel participant on American & Canadian time use data for household services
March 21, 2007 Edmonton, AB ACTLA's "Expert Witness" seminar
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Trends in expert witness evidence; when do you need an expert?; different types of experts; PALS 2001 data"
June 20 and 21, 2006 Toronto, ON INFONEX
PERSONAL INJURY INSURANCE CLAIMS
Key Updates on Case Law, Damages Awards and Coverage Disputes
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Economic Damages Trends in Soft Tissue and Chronic Pain Cases"
February 23 and 24, 2006 Toronto, ON CANADIAN INSTITUTE
Litigating Personal Injury Damages: Winning strategies to build your case
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Reducing discrepancy in expert opinion to gain strategic advantage in your case" (panel with Andrew Evangelista)"
February 23, 2006 Toronto, ON
Carol Bierbrier & Associates
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Economists & Occupational Therapists: improving expert witness reports"
October 14, 2005 Red Deer, AB
Alberta Association of Occupational Therapists
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Overlap between economists & occupational therapists in fatality claims; key assumptions in assessing housekeeping needs; differences between housekeeping 'capacity' claims by economists vis-a-vis replacement costs by occupational therapists"
Sep. 22 & 23, 2005
CANADIAN INSTITUTE
Auto Insurance Claims Litigation Managing the Cap: Intensive Summit on the
New Regime Calgary, AB
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Assessing the Damages: How much is the case worth? The Financial View." Presentation will deal with
the impact of Bill 53 on economic loss calculations; new research from the PALS (2001) data; and a
demonstration of the on-line Income Damages internet calculator. ".
June 17, 2005
PEI
Law Society / Continuing Legal Education Annual General Meeting
Charlottetown, PEI
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Income Damages Calculator, 'Hot topics' in civil litigation, Recent trends in fatality cases (PCRs)".
Arpil 15 & 16, 2005 Toronto, ON
CBA - National Civil Litigation CLE Conference -
"Hot Topics in Litigation"
Topics Presented by Brown Economic
"Loss of insurability and damages in sexual assault claims"
January 28, 2005 Halifax, NS
CBA (NS) - Annual Professional Development Conference
Program Sponsored by Brown Economic
Lunch Program Sponsor
September 30 & Oct 1, 2004 Calgary, AB
CANADIAN INSTITUTE - Auto Insurance Claims Litigation
Topics Presented by Brown Economic
"Fire proofing economic assumptions, cross-examining your quantum expert,
and new developments under Alberta's Bill 53 and in fatality claims"
September 14 & 21, 2004 Edmonton & Calgary, AB
LESA Personal Injury: Insurance Reform (Bill 53)
Topics Presented by Brown Economic
"Bill 53 & the Realities of Net not Gross Income"
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Nothing but Net!"
Demonstration of the Income Damages CalculatorTM
Review of tax regulations and assumptions
January 28-29, 2010 Calgary, Canadian Bar Association's 2010 Alberta Law ConferenceProgram Sponsored by Brown Economic
Booth Exhibitor
October 10, 2008 Halifax, NS Stewart McKelvey's Annual Insurance Seminar 2008Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Losses for the self-employed; calculating income losses using HALS/PALS data; valuing unpaid labour (housework); demonstrating Brown Economic's Income Damages Calculator™"
April 1, 2008 Toronto, ON Canadian Institute's 8th National Summit on Institutional Liability for Assault & AbuseTopics Presented By Brown Economic
"Identifying, proving and quantifying damages: how to improve your strategies and methodologies". Topics concentrated on quantifying economic losses in sexual assault cases using data from Statistics Canada's General Social Surveys from 1993, 1999 and 2004; and using PALS 2001 data by type of disability. Also included an online demonstration of Brown Economic's Income Damages Calculator™.
February 15, 2008 Vancouver, BC Trial Lawyers Association of BC's Insights and strategies for successfully pursuing damages seminarTopics Presented By Brown Economic
- "Past and Future Income Calculation on Demand Online"
- "Loss of Insurability"
January 28-29, 2008 Calgary, AB Canadian Institute's Motor Vehicle Accident LitigationTopics Presented By Brown Economic
"Determining how much the case is worth: tips on calculating damages". Topics concentrated on quantifying economic losses using PALS 2001 data; advances in fatality cases; and projecting rising health care costs in life care assessments using productivity increases. Also included an online demonstration of Brown Economic's Income Damages Calculator™ and the Housekeeping Damages Calculator™.
June 30, 2007 - July 1, 2007 Seattle, WA WEAI conference, NAFE sessionsTopics Presented By Brown Economic
"Assessing disability losses: using Canada's HALS & PALS databases to estimate wage deficits"
Ms. Brown was also a panel participant on American & Canadian time use data for household services
March 21, 2007 Edmonton, AB ACTLA's "Expert Witness" seminarTopics Presented By Brown Economic
"Trends in expert witness evidence; when do you need an expert?; different types of experts; PALS 2001 data"
June 20 and 21, 2006 Toronto, ON INFONEX PERSONAL INJURY INSURANCE CLAIMS
Key Updates on Case Law, Damages Awards and Coverage Disputes
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Economic Damages Trends in Soft Tissue and Chronic Pain Cases"
February 23 and 24, 2006 Toronto, ON CANADIAN INSTITUTE Litigating Personal Injury Damages: Winning strategies to build your case
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Reducing discrepancy in expert opinion to gain strategic advantage in your case" (panel with Andrew Evangelista)"
February 23, 2006 Toronto, ON Carol Bierbrier & Associates
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Economists & Occupational Therapists: improving expert witness reports"
October 14, 2005 Red Deer, AB Alberta Association of Occupational Therapists
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Overlap between economists & occupational therapists in fatality claims; key assumptions in assessing housekeeping needs; differences between housekeeping 'capacity' claims by economists vis-a-vis replacement costs by occupational therapists"
Sep. 22 & 23, 2005
CANADIAN INSTITUTE Auto Insurance Claims Litigation Managing the Cap: Intensive Summit on the New Regime Calgary, AB
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Assessing the Damages: How much is the case worth? The Financial View." Presentation will deal with
the impact of Bill 53 on economic loss calculations; new research from the PALS (2001) data; and a
demonstration of the on-line Income Damages internet calculator. ".
June 17, 2005
PEI Law Society / Continuing Legal Education Annual General Meeting Charlottetown, PEI
Topics Presented By Brown Economic
"Income Damages Calculator, 'Hot topics' in civil litigation, Recent trends in fatality cases (PCRs)".
Arpil 15 & 16, 2005 Toronto, ONCBA - National Civil Litigation CLE Conference - "Hot Topics in Litigation"
Topics Presented by Brown Economic
"Loss of insurability and damages in sexual assault claims"
January 28, 2005 Halifax, NSCBA (NS) - Annual Professional Development Conference
Program Sponsored by Brown Economic
Lunch Program Sponsor
September 30 & Oct 1, 2004 Calgary, ABCANADIAN INSTITUTE - Auto Insurance Claims Litigation
Topics Presented by Brown Economic
"Fire proofing economic assumptions, cross-examining your quantum expert,
and new developments under Alberta's Bill 53 and in fatality claims"
September 14 & 21, 2004 Edmonton & Calgary, ABLESA Personal Injury: Insurance Reform (Bill 53)
Topics Presented by Brown Economic
"Bill 53 & the Realities of Net not Gross Income"